Fergus Crane
Edge Chronicles creators Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell take us on another far-flung ride with this series starter. Unlikely hero Fergus Crane is a nine-year-old boy splitting his time between school aboard a clipper ship and helping his mom in the bakery. One morning, a mysterious flying box and...
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Edge Chronicles creators Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell take us on another far-flung ride with this series starter. Unlikely hero Fergus Crane is a nine-year-old boy splitting his time between school aboard a clipper ship and helping his mom in the bakery. One morning, a mysterious flying box and a winged mechanical horse appear, and Fergus is whisked off to magical adventures that no young reader can resist.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385750882 (0385750889)
Publish date: 2004
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Pages no: 232
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Humor,
Funny,
Science Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Kids,
Steampunk,
Chapter Books
Series: Far-Flung Adventures (#1)
The story is whimsical and enjoyable if a bit slight, but the total package is really something special. I'm really just a sucker for beautifully and abundantly illustrated chapter books. I'm also a sucker for anything illustrated by Chris Riddell (Gulliver's Travels, Castle Diary, Ottoline, etc.)...