Karen Foxlee

The Trouble with the Two-Headed Hydra (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Chiu, Freda

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There are those who hunt monsters to harm them and there are those who hunt monsters to help them. Which one are you?Miss Mary-Kate Martin and her mother are off on an adventure to the enchanting Greek island of Galinios. An ancient mosaic has been unearthed and Professor Martin must investigate, leaving Mary-Kate to explore the island and bask in the sunshine.But soon her relaxing holiday turns into a monster-sized mystery, when a message arrives asking for help. Could the local legend of the Two-Headed Hydra be more than just a story? And what could have made this serene sea creature so angry?Miss Mary-Kate Martin might be anxious, but she's not scared of monsters! With the help of her new friend Nikos, she is determined to find answers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pushkin Children's Books
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782694168
• Artikelnr.: 69768349

Autorenporträt

Karen Foxlee is an Australian author who writes for both kids and young adults. She grew up in the Australian outback mining town Mount Isa and still frequently dreams she is walking barefoot along the dry Leichhardt River. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy, Karen's first novel for children, was published internationally to much acclaim while her second novel for younger readers, A Most Magical Girl, won the Readings Children's Fiction Prize and was short-listed for the CBCA Awards. Her next book was the internationally successful Lenny's Book of Everything, which won multiple awards including the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the Queensland Literary Awards, the Indies Book Award, was a CBCA Honor Book and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her latest middle-grade novel, Dragon Skin, was a CBCA Honor Book, winner of the Aurealis Awards and was short-listed for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the Indie Book Awards and the ABIA Awards. Freda Chiu is an author and illustrator from Sydney, Australia. As well as illustrating children's books, her work spans comics, editorial and retail graphics. Outside her art practice, Freda lectures in Illustration at the University of Technology Sydney. Her debut picture book, A Trip to the Hospital, was short-listed for the CBCA Award for New Illustrator and the IBBY Australia Ena Noël Awards.