King Matt The First

<p><i>&#145;Children! I Matt the First appeal for your help in carrying out my reforms&#146;</i><br><br>Little Matt becomes King Matt when he is just a young boy. He can barely even read or write and he certainly doesn&#146;t know anything about governing a country. What should he do? What would <i>you</i> do?<br><br>Ignoring his grown-up ministers he builds the finest zoo in the world and decrees that children should be given chocolate every day. But ruling turns out to be a much trickier business than Matt ever realised.<br><br>Can the happiness of a nation depend on one small boy? Well let&#146;s find out&#133;<br><br>Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can discover the life story of the brave author and put your governing skills to the test.<br><br>Vintage Children&#146;s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from <i>The Jungle Book</i> and <i>Alice&#146;s Adventures in Wonderland </i>to modern classics such as <i>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas</i> and <i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</i>.</p>