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The 7 Professors of the Far North (The Seven Professors of the Far North #1)
by
John Fardell
When Sam visits Zara and Ben and their great-uncle, the quirky inventor Professor Ampersand, he never expects to embark on a fantastical adventure. But when Professor Ampersand and his group of professor friends are kidnapped by the evil Professor Murdo, it's up to Sam, Zara, and Ben to save them. They have only three days in which to journey to an icy, desolate land and u...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
October 7th 2004
by Faber and Faber
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Apr 16, 2010
Polly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
childrens-books,
fiction
Very funny light fiction for the roughly nine and up crew. Set in Scotland and an imaginary near-Arctic island, Nordbergan.
Years ago, seven young academics discovered the island and decided to found a university on it. Unfortunately, one of the seven (Professor Roderick Murdo) turned out to have evil plans regarding the human race, and all the professors left after it was discovered Murdo was experimenting on children in some unspecified evil way.
And now Murdo has reappeared, and kidnapped his...more
Years ago, seven young academics discovered the island and decided to found a university on it. Unfortunately, one of the seven (Professor Roderick Murdo) turned out to have evil plans regarding the human race, and all the professors left after it was discovered Murdo was experimenting on children in some unspecified evil way.
And now Murdo has reappeared, and kidnapped his...more
Diese Rezension bezieht sich auf die deutsche Ausgabe "Sam Carnabie jagt Professor Murdo", die im Ravensburger Verlag erschienen ist.
Inhalt:
Kaum kommt Sam Carnabie im Edinburgher Haus von Professor Ampersand an, bei dem er die Ferien verbringen soll, klingelt ein alter Kollege des Professors an der Tür und bringt schreckliche Neuigkeiten: Professor Murdo hat sein Forschungszentrum Nordbergen neu errichtet. Bevor Sam und seine Freunde Zara und Ben jedoch erfahren, was Murdo plant, lässt dieser A...more
Inhalt:
Kaum kommt Sam Carnabie im Edinburgher Haus von Professor Ampersand an, bei dem er die Ferien verbringen soll, klingelt ein alter Kollege des Professors an der Tür und bringt schreckliche Neuigkeiten: Professor Murdo hat sein Forschungszentrum Nordbergen neu errichtet. Bevor Sam und seine Freunde Zara und Ben jedoch erfahren, was Murdo plant, lässt dieser A...more
The book The 7 Professors of the Far North is very interesting.Everyone should read this book because once you start to read it, you will not be able to put it down. It is an adventure story. The story is about Sam who is going to his aunt's house on a holiday.Just before he went to his aunt's house, Professor Ampersand, his mother's friend, invited him to his house for a stay. Professor Ampersand adopted two children, Ben and Zara. while he stayed there, Professors Ampersand's friend came to h...more
I read the 7 Professors on the recommendation of Owen. I enjoyed the book, but i think Owen may have underestimated my reading ability because it was quite an easy read. but nonetheless I thought it was a fun read. It had some cool ideas and the characters were likable. The story was about three kids who traveled to the arctic circle to rescue their kidnapped uncle. Overall i thought it was a good book.
This was a bit of a slog. I read it aloud to my kids, and while they enjoyed the bits about poor Marcia, the other children were poorly characterized and uninteresting. We felt like there was too much description of gadgetry and too little action. And we didn't need to hear about every trip the children made to a bathroom. The climax was exciting, but the conclusion took too long. At least as a read-aloud, this book was a disappointment.
I read it. And I love it so much!! I liked the story well. I didn't understand every words, but it didn't bother me at all, since I wanted to know the story, the end :))
It gripped me, and hardly could put down the book in the last 2 days. The story is mysterious, adventurous, thrilling. I was fascinating about travelling on wonderful machines like the secretious underground trains (I like this idea, a kind of private train, knowing only some people, and can travel on it very fast), ski-boats, su...more
It gripped me, and hardly could put down the book in the last 2 days. The story is mysterious, adventurous, thrilling. I was fascinating about travelling on wonderful machines like the secretious underground trains (I like this idea, a kind of private train, knowing only some people, and can travel on it very fast), ski-boats, su...more
This is a very enjoyable light adventure read, with some fun nerdy twists. It fits nicely in the genre I love about how smart kids respond to interesting events, and the adults that either guide or provoke those events.
Jason liked this one well enough to read a second time. Enjoyed it both times, but not as much the second time (first was in 5th grade, which was age-appropriate).
I can't really speak for the overall quality of this book, but when I read it in elementary school, I loved it. It was exciting with a fascinating concept and fun plot.
Josh LOVED this book. This was a perfect read-aloud for a 10-year-old boy, with its crazy inventions, a suspenseful kidnapping, and the children discovering an underground railway to get to the Arctic to rescue the professors just in the nick of time.
this book was awesome it is about 7 profesors and when profesor murdo kidnaps the six other professors 3 kids set out to save the profesors
This is a fantastic book, cleverly written, a real page turner. I am a 12 year old boy and I have read it at least 5 times.
It is very, very good! I haven't finished it yet, but it's really good! Some parts I had to re-read and then I understood.
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A really great book shows us how everything is great and worth to die for
Interesting book. Very imaginative. I love how adventerous it is. Easy read.
A storm-ravaged traveller has blown in to Ben and Zara's Edinburghhome, reawakening a mystery from their Great Uncle Alexander's past.
But the traveller also brings danger and before long, Zara, Ben and their new friend Sam find themselves embarking on a desperate rescue mission to the frozen Arctic Ocean.
To make the journey, htey must discover one of the most extraordinary secrets iin the world. To survive, they must rely on their courage, their ingenuity and the assistance of strangers. Wil the...more
But the traveller also brings danger and before long, Zara, Ben and their new friend Sam find themselves embarking on a desperate rescue mission to the frozen Arctic Ocean.
To make the journey, htey must discover one of the most extraordinary secrets iin the world. To survive, they must rely on their courage, their ingenuity and the assistance of strangers. Wil the...more
I would recommend this book to everyone. It's a really easy read, but the science in it is a little complex.
It was really interesting and a lot of fun.
Jun 30, 2012
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
marked it as decided-not-to-read
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Shelves:
children-ya,
science-fiction
Not bad for the intended audience, but not really interesting enough to hold my attention.
An amazing book about adventure.
Mar 04, 2009
Rebecca
is currently reading it
So far i am LUVIN' IT!
4th grade summer read
Dec 04, 2008
Julie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Julie by:
Alex and Zachary
This is an action-packed adventure that takes Sam and his new friends, Zara and Ben, on a rescue mission to the far north after an evil genius ex-colleague kidnaps their uncle and his 5 colleagues (each a caricature of the absent-minded professor). With only one clue dropped by one of the professors, they are able to use their wits and well-stocked rucksacks to find their way to the remote location. There isn’t much in the way of character development, but it was a fun read.
Jun 11, 2008
Sam
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
old fashioned fantasy fans
Recommended to Sam by:
the author, without knowing...
Loved the writing style here. The opening paragraph is instantly different and free flowing. I was intrigued by the various mechanical contraptions and the emphasis on all out gung-ho adventure. It reminded me of Tin Tin and Edin Blyton. Nothing wrong with that. Old fashioned in a classy way. Oh yes, the illustrations were just the ticket.
I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of fun, fantastical elements. William (age 8) loved it, too. The kids in the story had to attempt the rescue of 6 eccentric scientists from another eccentric and evil scientist. They used all sorts of sciency-fancy things to do it. What's not to love?
ages 9-12. Sam (age 11) Zara dn Ben must rescue 6 professors from an evil mad scientist who wants to re-engineer the entire human race. The professors are being held on an island in the middle of the Atrci Sea. It's a lively little adventure story. A bit far-fetched at times.
Professor Ampersand, an absent minded inventor, and his six colleagues are kidnapped by a mad scientist who plans to create a race of super humans. Eleven year old Sam and the professor’s niece and nephew attempt to rescue the scientists.
Three kids have to save their father and other professors that have been captured by a crazy professor practicing DNA replacement on a remote Artic island. Exciting
This was actually a really amusing book. My favorite part was the plot with the girl. Much more interesting than everybody else stuck in the middle of nowhere.
Jan 06, 2010
Aqua Xian
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone who likes action, adventure, and kids taking matters into their own hands in the Arctic!
This is a great book- wonderful! It is action packed, engaging, and interesting.
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John Fardell is a British cartoonist and author.
He is a regular contributor to the adult comic Viz, and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, The Modern Parents[1] and The Critics, as well as the more recent (and rather less popular) additions of Ferdinand the Foodie and Desert Island Teacher. His work for Viz often tends to satirise various types of self-important...more
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He is a regular contributor to the adult comic Viz, and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, The Modern Parents[1] and The Critics, as well as the more recent (and rather less popular) additions of Ferdinand the Foodie and Desert Island Teacher. His work for Viz often tends to satirise various types of self-important...more
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