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| Fergus Crane | 
 enlarge | Author: Paul Stewart
Creator: Chris Riddell
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 41773
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0440866545
EAN: 9780440866541
ASIN: 0440866545
Publication Date: April 7, 2005
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Better than Potter ? April 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fergus Crane was the first novel I read to my son, he was 5 years old and he loved it... I followed this with Hugo Pepper and Corby Flood (all of which were good).
After these 3 books I started reading him the Harry Potter books which I have found increasingly flabby and over-rated (cue negative feedback...).
In my opinion Fergus Crane is more imaginative than the Potter books and is certainly more interesting for adults to read to their children.
If your looking for the first novel to read to your son I recommend Fergus Crane.
Buy it, you won't be disappointed. November 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book - interesting illustrations, pacy story, imaginative vocabulary and good to read to yourself or aloud. I read this to my younger 2 - girl (9), boy (8) - and we all looked forward keenly to the next chapter. The eldest (11) nicked it and read it in an evening and my daughter (by no means a keen reader) went on to find other books by the same authors (Hugo Pepper, Corby Flood, Ottoline the ?something?) and read them herself. I was initially attracted by the illustrations and hoped that they would make a 'real' book less intimidating to my children. I was delighted to discover that the story was well worth reading on its own; the pictures merely enhanced it further. I'd recommend it highly for both sexes between 5 and 12 -either to have read to them or to read themselves.
A Great Adventure Story October 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These books are fantastic for those children who are confident at reading, but who are not yet ready to tackle a complete novel on their own. The text is broken up with excellent illustrations which are as entertaining as the story itself and are brilliant if you, like me, are reading these books to children of mixed ages and abilities because there is always something to interest everyone. This is the first in the series of far flung adventures by the pair who brought us the Edge Chronicles. these are for slightly younger readers, but have all the pace, excitement and humour of their other books. Fergus attends a floating school with strange lessons in pot holing and menacing teachers. At the same time he begins to receive messages through small silver boxes with wings that fly into his bedroom at nights and draw him into the most amazing adventure of his young life. Intelligently written and good for parents and kids alike.
Feeding the Younger Imagination July 6, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
A superb book for the transition between reading programmes and novels for pre-teenage children - appreciated as this is not so well served at present. Continues the surprisingly effective blend of visually evocative writing, fantastic but logical multi-threaded plot, and resonant illustration found in all the Stewart/Riddell books, but manages to use simpler elements accessable to younger children without disturbing the balance (possibly even improving it). Proved to be an excellent bedtime read for a five year old.
Enchanting December 20, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a really delightful book although not startlingly original, as it mixes elements from many other children's stories. However it's done with such charm and enthusiasm, and the illustrations are so amusing, that it takes on a character all of its own. Highly recommended to children aged 7 upwards (or a great bedtime read).
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