I recently heard about an automaton called The Mechanical Turk – an 18th century chess ‘machine’ that impressed its audiences by beating great chess players. He created animation films, for which he received the BAFTA award, directed films and wrote children's novels.When her grandmaster father is imprisoned in the dungeons of St Petersburg, Sophie plans to help him escape through an incredible chess-playing automaton called the Clockwork Queen.īut will she be able to outwit the Empress herself? A page-turning historical adventure from Cogheart author Peter Bunzl. Peter Bunzl grew up in Southern London, in a Victorian house, together with his sisters, father, who was an antiques merchant and mother, an artist. This Victorian story is filled with crime, chaos and mystery.
Soon Lily realizes that it's exactly those close to her who have the ability of tearing her heart apart. What do they want from her? Lily and her friends, Robert, the son of a clockmaker and Malking, e machanical fox, are tossed in a dangerous and threatening world. Her father has gone missing, and a group of strange people with silver eyes are watching her in the dark. If you wish your little one to attend, please send us an e-mail to mentioning their name and age.Ĭogheart is the first volume of an extremely successful trilogy, winner of prestigious awards, among which the Awesome Book Award 2018.
The event, organized in partnership with Corint Junior publishing house, will take place in English and is addressed to children ages 8-13. The author himself will take part in the launch and our little readers will get tge opportunity to discover this magical univers, learn how to write a story and meet one of the most popular British authors of children's books.
On Monday, 26 November, from 18:00, we invite children to the launch of the first volume in the Cogheart series, translated by Corint Junior publishing house.
0 kommentar(er)
