When Seren Rhys receives a parcel from a stranger on a Victorian train station one frosty night, she has no idea of the trouble it will bring. She is on her way to begin a new life at Plas-y-Fran country house. A Welsh adaptation of Clockwork Crow. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Gripping stories of myth, folklore and magic: Two step-brothers share one nightmare, red gloves that reach for your throat, a changing room where a stranger asks to swap lives with you, and a ghost in the rain... An expert storyteller weaves nine spells. Fear mixed with wit, heart and magic.
Stellas magische Reise in eine dunkelglitzernde Schneekugelwelt
Als das Waisenmädchen Stella auf einem zugigen Bahnhof ein seltsames Paket mit einem alten Spielzeugvogel in die Hand gedrückt bekommt, ist das der Beginn eines großen Abenteuers. Stella ist auf dem Weg in ein neues Leben bei entfernten Verwandten. Doch als sie dort ankommt, ist alles ganz anders, als sie es sich erträumt hat: In der Familie herrschen Kälte und Trauer, denn ihr S...
Schneefunkeln und Magieglitzern
Als das Waisenmädchen Stella auf einem zugigen Bahnhof ein seltsames Paket mit einem alten Spielzeugvogel in die Hand gedrückt bekommt, ist das der Beginn eines großen Abenteuers. Stella ist auf dem Weg in ein neues Leben bei entfernten Verwandten. Doch das Herrenhaus steht leer, nur zwei Bedienstete empfangen sie. Die Familie ist in Trauer, denn ihr Sohn Tomos ist auf mysteriöse Weise verschwunden. Zusammen mit...
This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It covers a broad chronological range from the First World War to very recent experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific region. It examines three main themes in relation to language: the impact of war and trauma on language, the language of war remembrance, and the language of official communications of wa...
With an invisible girl, a parliament of owls and a pen that writes by itself, the journey to the garden of the Midnight Swan might be Seren's most dangerous adventure yet.
This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It covers a broad chronological range from the First World War to very recent experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific region. It examines three main themes in relation to language: the impact of war and trauma on language, the language of war remembrance, and the language of official communications of wa...
After rescuing Tomas from enchantment, orphan Seren Rhys is enjoying her first summer at Plas-y-Fran. But as autumn arrives, it brings with it a mysterious new governess who seems intent on drawing Tomas away from Seren and his family.
Catherine Fisher''s The Bramble King includes poems on imaginary planets and princes, on the summer solstice, on drawing, on a glass shop and a clockwork crow: rich tales with imaginative twists and unexpected characters.
The geek is male. Or so it seems. As is well documented, there is a distinct under-representation of girls studying computing at high school level and, correspondingly, going on to have careers in IT. To address this problem in 2007 the authors of this book, with backgrounds in secondary teaching or IT, trialled a new and revolutionary program in schools: Digital Divas. The Digital Divas program, based on the idea that it was possible to chang...
Jamie and his sister Jen are drawn into a world of sorcery on a quest to rescue the prisoner from Fintan's Tower. The author also wrote "The Conjuror's Game", which was shortlisted for the Smarties Award.