Download or read book The Secret of Platform 13 written by Eva Ibbotson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station is a gump, a door that leads to another world. A hag, an ogre, a wizard, and other creatures have been sent through the gump to rescue their young Prince. But he has become a horrible brat called Raymond Throttle, who is determined not to be rescued.
Download or read book The Secret of Platform 13 written by Eva Ibbotson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover the magical secrets at King's Cross station in a 25th anniversary illustrated edition of Eva Ibbotson's classic, The Secret of Platform 13. Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island . . . It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of London. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before. But the prince has become a horrible rich boy called Raymond Trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescued. The Secret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, in a special edition illustrated by Beatriz Castro. Discover more of the magical world with Sibéal Pounder's exciting adventure sequel, Beyond Platform 13, based on characters from Eva's original. 'This kind of fun will never fail to delight' Philip Pullman
Download or read book Secret of Platform 13 written by Eva Ibbotson and published by . This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under Platform 13 in one of London's busiest train stations is an old doorway. Behind that door is the entrance to a magical kingdom -- an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and mysterious creatures called mistmakers. When a beastly woman named Mrs. Trottle kidnaps the island's young prince, it's up to a strange band of rescuers to find him and save him. But can the rescuers -- an ogre, a hag, a wizard, and a fairy -- troop around London unnoticed?
Download or read book Secret of Platform 13 Island of the Aunts Flip Book written by Eva Ibbotson and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The island of the aunts: As they get older, several sisters decide that they must kidnap children and bring them to their secluded island home to help with the work of caring for an assortment of unusual sea creatures.
Download or read book The Secret of Platform 13 written by Eva Ibbotson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island . . . It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of London. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before. But the prince has become a horrible rich boy called Raymond Trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescued. Shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, The Secret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea. 'This kind of fun will never fail to delight' Philip Pullman
Download or read book Which Witch The Secret of Platform 13 written by Eva Ibbotson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time ever, two of Eva Ibbotson's popular stories in one volume. In Which Witch?, the handsome wizard, Arriman the Awful hosts a black magic contest to find a wife. In The Secret of Platform 13, secrets lie beneath the platform of Kings Cross Station in the form of an enchanted island.
Download or read book Beyond Platform 13 written by Sibéal Pounder and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the magical world of Platform 13 in Sibéal Pounder's new novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's classic, The Secret of Platform 13! "That's the thing about magic -- it's only real if you believe in it." The Island of Mist is under siege and Prince Ben and his best friend Odge Gribble -- a hag -- are in hiding. Desperate to find out why the island's protective mist is disappearing, Odge travels through an enchanted gump to Vienna, in search of a mistmaker expert. But instead Odge finds Lina, a nine-year-old girl looking for adventure. With the help of friends old and new and some very interesting magic, Odge and Lina must discover the secret of the mist, before they lose their beloved island completely.
Download or read book Secret of Platform 13 The Island of the Aunts written by Eva Ibbotson and published by . This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter written by Lana A. Whited and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paper, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter is the first book-length analysis of J. K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. A significant portion of the book explores the Harry Potter series' literary ancestors, including magic and fantasy works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Monica Furlong, Jill Murphy, and others, as well as previous works about the British boarding school experience. Other chapters explore the moral and ethical dimensions of Harry's world, including objections to the series raised within some religious circles. In her new epilogue, Lana A. Whited brings this volume up to date by covering Rowling's latest book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Download or read book Journey to the River Sea Illustrated Edition written by Eva Ibbotson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous 20th anniversary hardback jacketed gift edition of Eva Ibbotson's award-winning, bestselling classic adventure. Fully illustrated in colour throughout by Katie Hickey. 'The most perfect children's book . . . captivatingly told, funny and moving' – Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush nature of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters. It's perfect for girls and boys of 9+. Maia, an orphan, can't wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors. But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous twins and their parents. And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who lives alone on the wild river shores, she begins a spectacular journey to the heart of an extraordinary and beautiful new world. Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award (now the Costa).
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Download or read book The Barnes Noble Guide to Children s Books written by John Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2001-11-14 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights baby books, preschool and picture books, poetry and anthologies, early readers, fiction, special needs, award winners, and titles appropriate for toddlers. A section on how to use the internet to look for children's books is also included.
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Download or read book Children s Book Review 1994 written by Beverly Baer and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1995-04 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides access to reviews of children's books and periodicals that are indexed by Book Review Index.
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Download or read book Children s Literature in the Elementary School written by Charlotte S. Huck and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 2004 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM contains: McGraw-Hill children's literature database; a student study guide; and practical resources.
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