Cogheart (The Cogheart Adventures #1): The bestselling, heart-stopping adventure!

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Deryn’s father is the lighthouse keeper on Featherstone Island, keeping the lantern lit to protect passing boats from the treacherous rocky coastline. Freddie Barth von Wehrenalp, age 9 - 'Cogheart is an amazing book that I would recommend for anyone aged 8 and over.

But it's an alternative history, almost steampunk, with clockwork servants, silver airships and mechanical animals. But shadowy figures are closing in and treachery lurks among the smoky spires of London - along with a life-changing secret. With her friends—Robert, the clockmaker’s son, and Malkin, her mechanical fox—Lily is plunged into a murky and menacing world. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal — as we are! You can I have always loved the rhythms and textures of Kiran's writing, It is so warm, engaging and readable every time.Charlie Swan, age 10 - 'The book was absolutely brilliant and one of the best I've ever read - a story of sadness, happiness, comedy and adventure - lots of it! With her friends - Robert, the clockmaker's son, and Malkin, her mechanical fox - Lily is plunged into a murky and menacing world. This is a 15-session Literary Leaf for Cogheart by Peter Bunzl in which children have the opportunity to make predictions, explore the author's choice of vocabulary, as well as developing their skills of inference. Peter lives in North Peter Bunzl grew up in South London in a rambling Victorian house with three cats, two dogs, one little sister, an antique dealer dad, and an artist mum. Peter lives in North London with his partner, a fox who visits their garden, and a clutter of house spiders.

Her mum is dead and she’s been sent to the horrible Miss Octavia Scrimshaw’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies. Acton, the youngest member of the Belle family, immediately befriends a bright, red robin, leading him to discover a hidden key. Now it looks like her father has died too, and silver eyed men are stalking her in league with the Madame Verdigris the housekeeper, who has stepped in as her guardian. He always wanted to tell stories, and as a child found inspiration visiting film and TV sets where his mum worked as a costume designer.and to overcome the Queen, and her deadly curse, they will need courage, cunning and a great deal of hope. We all have it in us—every man, woman, and child—and with enough hard work and concentration, every human being is capable of…the feat…. After studying at art college and film school, Peter worked as an animator on commercials, pop videos and 2 BAFTA winning children’s TV shows. For there are chilling goings-on in their hotel… A strange boy held captive, haunted by an undersea mystery; and a revengeful villain with a treacherous plan. The sentence has to make sense without the information between the dashes; it’s just a bit more interesting with the added detail.

As a child he found inspiration visiting TV and film sets, where his mum worked as a costume designer. Words highlighted in bold are looked into in more detail - including the word family, definition, synonyms and example from the book. Dashes are a form of parenthesis and can be used to add extra information to a sentence (a bit like brackets).The award-winning author of the Cogheart series has a new story filled with chess, adventure and clockwork! Helped by Robert, the local clockmaker’s son and her shrewd mechanical fox Malkin, Lily is determined to find the truth behind her father’s disappearance. Storm clouds gather over Lily and Robert’s summer when criminal mastermind the Jack of Diamonds appears.