he wanted to see the world, but not quite like this! a tall tale from carnegie medal-winner frank cottrell-boyce - now reissued with a brand-new cover.liam is too big for his boots. and his football strip. and his school blazer. but being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the g-force-defying cosmic rollercoaster, or to be offered the chance to drive a porsche. long-legged liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. is liam the best boy for the job? sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up.this edition of frank cottrell-boyce's out-of-this-world story, cosmic, features bonus material and discussion questions from the author, as well as fantastic new cover art by steven lenton.