The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book II: The Hidden Gallery

Name: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book II: The Hidden Gallery
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
SKU: 9780061791130
Price: 9.34 EUR
Availability: InStock

★★★★★

English

By (author): Maryrose Wood

Illustrated by: Jon Klassen

Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, They must have been raised by wolves. The Incorrigible Children actually were. Thanks to the efforts of their plucky governess, Miss Penelope Lumley, Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia are much more like children than wolf cubs now. They are accustomed to wearing clothes. They hardly ever howl at the moon. And for the most part, they resist the urge to chase squirrels up trees. Despite Penelope's civilizing influence, the Incorrigibles still managed to ruin Lady Constance's Christmas ball, nearly destroying the grand house. So while Ashton Place is being restored, Penelope, the Ashtons, and the children take up residence in London. Penelope is thrilled, as London offers so many opportunities to further the education of her unique students. But the city presents challenges, too, in the form of the palace guards' bearskin hats, which drive the children wild - not to mention the abundance of pigeons the Incorrigibles love to hunt. As they explore London, however, they discover more about themselves as clues about the children's - and Penelope's - mysterious past crop up in the most unexpected ways... See more

€9.34

€10.99

Save 15%

Quantity

A01=Maryrose WoodA12=Jon KlassenAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Maryrose Woodautomatic-updateCategory1=KidsCategory=YFBCOP=United StatesDelivery_Pre-orderLanguage_EnglishNWS=2PA=Temporarily unavailablePrice_€5 to €10PS=ActiveSN=Incorrigible Children of Ashton Placesoftlaunch

Will deliver when available.

Product Details

Weight: 227g
Dimensions: 130 x 194mm
Publication Date: 26 Jan 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780061791130

About Maryrose Wood

Maryrose Wood is the author of the first five books (so far!) in this series about the Incorrigible children and their governess. These books may be considered works of fiction which is to say the true bits and the untrue bits are so thoroughly mixed together that no one should be able to tell the difference. This process of fabrication is fully permitted under the terms of the author's Poetic License which is one of her most prized possessions. Maryrose's other qualifications for writing these tales include a scandalous stint as a professional thespian many years as a private governess to two curious and occasionally rambunctious pupils and whatever literary insights she may have gleaned from living in close proximity to a clever but disobedient dog. Jon Klassen grew up in Niagara Falls Canada and now lives in Los Angeles California. He is the Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat as well as the illustrator of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett; The Dark by Lemony Snicket; House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser; Cats' Night Out by Caroline Stutson; and the first three books in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series.