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Eva Ibbotson 3-in-1: The Secret of Platform 13, Journey to the River Sea & The Beasts of Clawstone Castle
Perfect for kids and those young at heart this box set contains three classic stories by the much-loved and often copied Eva Ibbotson.
Travel to the Amazon jungle with Maia as she starts a new life after the death of her parents. Visit the haunted Clawstone Castle as brother and sister Rollo and Madlyn try to rescue the legendary wild white cattle with the assistance of a team of impressive phantoms. And then go through the secret door at platform 13 of Kings Cross station and discover the magical island where the mission to rescue a stolen prince introduces you to a wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag.
All the stories are full of brilliantly eccentric characters that only Eva Ibbotson could invent. Read with enthusiasm, creativity and humour.
Travel to the Amazon jungle with Maia as she starts a new life after the death of her parents. Visit the haunted Clawstone Castle as brother and sister Rollo and Madlyn try to rescue the legendary wild white cattle with the assistance of a team of impressive phantoms. And then go through the secret door at platform 13 of Kings Cross station and discover the magical island where the mission to rescue a stolen prince introduces you to a wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag.
All the stories are full of brilliantly eccentric characters that only Eva Ibbotson could invent. Read with enthusiasm, creativity and humour.
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Eva Ibbotson
82 books2,366 followersEva Ibbotson (Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner) was a novelist specializing in romance and children's fantasy.
She was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1925. When Hitler appeared, her family moved to England. She attended Bedford College, graduating in 1945; Cambridge University from 1946-47; and the University of Durham, graduating with a diploma in education in 1965. Eva had intended to be a physiologist but was put off by animal testing. Instead, she married and raised a family, returning to school to become a teacher in the 1960s. They have three sons and a daughter.
Eva began writing with the television drama “Linda Came Today” in 1965. Ten years later, she published her first novel, “The Great Ghost Rescue”. Eva has written numerous books including “The Secret Of Platform 13”, “Journey To The River Sea”, “Which Witch?”, “Island Of The Aunts”, and “Dial-A-Ghost”. She won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for “Journey To The River Sea” and has been a runner up for many of major awards for British children's literature.
Her books are imaginative and humorous and most of them feature magical creatures and places, despite that she disliked thinking about them. She created the characters because she wanted to decrease her readers' fear of such things.
Some of the books, particularly “Journey To The River Sea”, reflect Eva's love of nature. Eva wrote this book in honour of her husband (who had died before), a naturalist. The book had been in her head for years.
Eva said she dislikes "financial greed and a lust for power" and often creates antagonists in her books who have these characteristics. Some have been struck by the similarity of “Platform 9 3/4” in J.K. Rowling's books to Eva's “The Secret Of Platform 13”, which came out three years before the first Harry Potter book.
Her love of Austria is evident in works such as “The Star Of Kazan” and “A Song For Summer”. These books, set in the Austrian countryside, display the author's love for all things natural.
She was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1925. When Hitler appeared, her family moved to England. She attended Bedford College, graduating in 1945; Cambridge University from 1946-47; and the University of Durham, graduating with a diploma in education in 1965. Eva had intended to be a physiologist but was put off by animal testing. Instead, she married and raised a family, returning to school to become a teacher in the 1960s. They have three sons and a daughter.
Eva began writing with the television drama “Linda Came Today” in 1965. Ten years later, she published her first novel, “The Great Ghost Rescue”. Eva has written numerous books including “The Secret Of Platform 13”, “Journey To The River Sea”, “Which Witch?”, “Island Of The Aunts”, and “Dial-A-Ghost”. She won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for “Journey To The River Sea” and has been a runner up for many of major awards for British children's literature.
Her books are imaginative and humorous and most of them feature magical creatures and places, despite that she disliked thinking about them. She created the characters because she wanted to decrease her readers' fear of such things.
Some of the books, particularly “Journey To The River Sea”, reflect Eva's love of nature. Eva wrote this book in honour of her husband (who had died before), a naturalist. The book had been in her head for years.
Eva said she dislikes "financial greed and a lust for power" and often creates antagonists in her books who have these characteristics. Some have been struck by the similarity of “Platform 9 3/4” in J.K. Rowling's books to Eva's “The Secret Of Platform 13”, which came out three years before the first Harry Potter book.
Her love of Austria is evident in works such as “The Star Of Kazan” and “A Song For Summer”. These books, set in the Austrian countryside, display the author's love for all things natural.
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June 3, 2010
It was about this girl who went to one of the best schools in london. That went to the Amazonas.
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