Fergus Crane

by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Book Overview

FERGUS CRANE! YOU ARE IN GREAT DANGER! I AM SENDING HELP. Signed T. C., your long-lost Uncle Theo Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life-having lessons taught by rather odd teachers on the school... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385750889
• ISBN13: 9780385750882
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: David Fickling Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Must-Read

I have have just read my sons (9 and 6) this book. They were completely enraptured. It is the best, new childrens book I have read in years. Destined to become a classic!

Whimsical and delightful

I read this book first, to see if my children would like it. I am CERTAIN they will, but I had to write this review first because I loved it! It is just pure whimsy and delight! There are fanciful gadgets, wonderfully descriptive passages, adventure, mayhem, funny happenings, etc. Awesome pictures too! Which, even though I plan to read it aloud, it may be better for a 8-10 independent reader who wants to spend time pouring over the illustrations. I can't wait to read the next one myself!

Loved it!

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell have a fantastic partnership. If you love the Edge Chronicles, you'll be pleased by this fairy tale. It is intended for a bit younger reader/has a gentler tone than the somewhat dark Edge Chronicles. The story is engaging and funny, though, so older kids and adults will enjoy it, too. Thanks, Stewart and Riddell, for helping thousands of children learn to love books.

Finally on our shores...

This is an excellent, though short, book for children. Paul Stewart's genius at economy of words and Chris Riddell's unusual illustrative style combine again to create a fanciful adventure story. This is the first in a new line of them and they are called Far-Flung Adventures in the US. In this first one, Fergus Crane goes on a life changing journey he did not expect. I highly recommend any of the books in the Edge Chronicles series, also by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.