Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547537026
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos wherever he goes--but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. This is the first volume of Arabel and Mortimer's adventures, brightened with hilarious illustrations by Quentin Blake.
Arabel's Raven
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547537026
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos wherever he goes--but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. This is the first volume of Arabel and Mortimer's adventures, brightened with hilarious illustrations by Quentin Blake.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547537026
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos wherever he goes--but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. This is the first volume of Arabel and Mortimer's adventures, brightened with hilarious illustrations by Quentin Blake.
Arabel and Mortimer
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547537018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
In this silly sequel to Arabel's Raven, Mortimer floats out to sea on a grand piano, tries to get even with three giraffes that have stolen his doughnuts at the zoo, and takes off with King Arthur's sword. Will Arabel ever be able to control her troublemaking pet raven?
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547537018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
In this silly sequel to Arabel's Raven, Mortimer floats out to sea on a grand piano, tries to get even with three giraffes that have stolen his doughnuts at the zoo, and takes off with King Arthur's sword. Will Arabel ever be able to control her troublemaking pet raven?
Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds
Author: Ian Whybrow
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 9781575054117
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
In letters home to Mom and Dad, Little Wolf describes his journey to rescue his little brother, Smellybreff, from a crafty cubnapper, Mister Twister the Fox.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 9781575054117
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
In letters home to Mom and Dad, Little Wolf describes his journey to rescue his little brother, Smellybreff, from a crafty cubnapper, Mister Twister the Fox.
Jack Dash and the Magic Feather
Author: Sophie Plowden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846470998
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Jack is not happy when his family move to the dull suburban town of Curtly Ambrose. But everything changes when Jack finds a feather inside a book. Things go from dull to magic in 60 seconds. Because this is no ordinary feather - this is a magic feather!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846470998
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Jack is not happy when his family move to the dull suburban town of Curtly Ambrose. But everything changes when Jack finds a feather inside a book. Things go from dull to magic in 60 seconds. Because this is no ordinary feather - this is a magic feather!
Arabel and Mortimer Stories
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241386586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Puffin Books! When Arabel's father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late one night he comes across 'a large black bird, with a hairy fringe around its beak.' He takes it home and from that moment on, life is never the same again for the Jones family. Arabel's raven is called Mortimer - and he's one in amillion. 'Nevermore!' he cries when astonished or upset, 'Down the hatch' he thinks before gobbling bowler hats, stairs, telephones. He dislikes flying except in emergencies, and with disaster-prone Mortimer around there are plenty of those. There are six hilarious escapades in this collection, brought to life by Quentin Blake's wonderfully animated illustrations.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241386586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Puffin Books! When Arabel's father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late one night he comes across 'a large black bird, with a hairy fringe around its beak.' He takes it home and from that moment on, life is never the same again for the Jones family. Arabel's raven is called Mortimer - and he's one in amillion. 'Nevermore!' he cries when astonished or upset, 'Down the hatch' he thinks before gobbling bowler hats, stairs, telephones. He dislikes flying except in emergencies, and with disaster-prone Mortimer around there are plenty of those. There are six hilarious escapades in this collection, brought to life by Quentin Blake's wonderfully animated illustrations.
A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756956868
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This magical collection of eight gloriously imaginative stories is ideal for bedtime reading. These stories contain a wealth of wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very best fairy tales. Illustrations.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756956868
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This magical collection of eight gloriously imaginative stories is ideal for bedtime reading. These stories contain a wealth of wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very best fairy tales. Illustrations.
Mortimer and Arabel
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780563403272
Category : Ravens
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780563403272
Category : Ravens
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
The Spiral Stair
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
ISBN: 9781903015070
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
With Noah the boa using his coils to work the doughnut machine and with the three giraffes tangled upon the spiral stair, Mortimer's first night in a zoo was one to be remembered for a long, long time.
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
ISBN: 9781903015070
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
With Noah the boa using his coils to work the doughnut machine and with the three giraffes tangled upon the spiral stair, Mortimer's first night in a zoo was one to be remembered for a long, long time.
Because a Fire Was in My Head
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571303129
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A wonderful anthology of poems to set fire to the imagination. We only have to 'remember, remember the 5th of November' to see a dark night filled with fireworks and bonfires. In their many different ways - through their sounds, rhythms, stories, surprises and jokes - these poems will set the fireworks crackling in our own heads. Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Louis MacNeice, Stevie Smith and John Lennon, Jo Shapcott and Lewis Carroll. Once read, they won't be forgotten - some even beg to be learned by heart. This is anthology will form the cornerstone to a lifetime's enjoyment of poetry.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571303129
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A wonderful anthology of poems to set fire to the imagination. We only have to 'remember, remember the 5th of November' to see a dark night filled with fireworks and bonfires. In their many different ways - through their sounds, rhythms, stories, surprises and jokes - these poems will set the fireworks crackling in our own heads. Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Louis MacNeice, Stevie Smith and John Lennon, Jo Shapcott and Lewis Carroll. Once read, they won't be forgotten - some even beg to be learned by heart. This is anthology will form the cornerstone to a lifetime's enjoyment of poetry.
Mortimer and the Sword Excalibur
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
ISBN: 9781903015483
Category : Arabel (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
This is the fifth title to be published by Barn Owl about Arabel and her beloved but impossible raven, Mortimer. An enormous hole is being dug in the park and rumour has it that King Arthur's round table is buried there. None of this interests Mortimer however; his fancy has been taken by the giant grass-cutting machine, the LawnSabre. Mortimer finally gets to work the machine but with disastrous consequences for the round table and the sword Excalibur! Another funny and outrageous story about Arabel and Mortimer from Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake.
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
ISBN: 9781903015483
Category : Arabel (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
This is the fifth title to be published by Barn Owl about Arabel and her beloved but impossible raven, Mortimer. An enormous hole is being dug in the park and rumour has it that King Arthur's round table is buried there. None of this interests Mortimer however; his fancy has been taken by the giant grass-cutting machine, the LawnSabre. Mortimer finally gets to work the machine but with disastrous consequences for the round table and the sword Excalibur! Another funny and outrageous story about Arabel and Mortimer from Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake.