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Title details for Spring-Heeled Jack by Ariyon Bakare - Available

Spring-Heeled Jack

by Ariyon Bakare
Philip Pullman
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A fun, thriller of an adventure told in words and pictures from master storyteller, Philip Pullman, including beautiful cover illustration by Peter Bailey and sumptuous illustrations throughout by David Mostyn.
Rose and Lily and their little brother Ned live in an orphanage - a terrible place, where the porridge is thin and cold, and nobody smiles.
One dark and stormy night, they decide enough is enough, and they run away. But hiding in the shadows, as they make their way through the dangerous back streets of London, is Mack the Knife: the most villainous of villains . . .
Hiding above the streets, leaping through the air, is Spring-Heeled Jack. He dresses like the devil and his name creates shivers in people, but he is ready for action against the evil-doers and scallywags of the city's dark streets - Mack the Knife included - and he might just be able to save the orphans.
© Philip Pullman 1989 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 5, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780241491980
      • File size: 48938 KB
      • Duration: 01:41:57

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 770
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 1, 2004
      In Victorian London, three children escape an orphanage only to fall into the clutches of Mack the Knife. "Part narrative, part comic strip, this waggish, innovative story of a courageous trio is sure to engage even the most reluctant reader," wrote PW
      . Ages 8-12.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 8, 2002
      Several novels make a welcome reappearance. Spring-Heeled Jack (first published in the U.S. in 1991) by Whitbread Award-winning author Philip Pullman, illus. by David Mostyn, tracks the Victorian hero's attempts to save three orphans alone on the streets of London. Comic book-style illustrations are interspersed throughout.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:770
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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