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The Secret Railway

Wendy Meddour author Sam Usher illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:3rd Mar '16

Should be back in stock very soon

The Secret Railway cover

Full steam ahead for a MAGICAL adventure!

When a magical steam train puffs into their lives, brother and sister Leo and Ella find themselves on an incredible journey to save the Kingdom of Izzambard! Will they stop evil Griselda before she destroys all the magic in the kingdom? Will they get home in time for tea? Hop on board The Secret Railway to find out!The Kingdom of Izzambard is in trouble. Big trouble. Griselda, the Master Clockmaker, has stopped time and released her mechanical birds to spread chaos and misery. They spy on anyone who might believe in the old ways of magic and laughter and the whole kingdom lives in fear. Brother and sister, Leo and Ella Leggit are clever enough and brave enough to stop Griselda and her birds - they just don't know it yet. But when a magical train puffs into their lives, driven by the mysterious Bartholomew Buckle, all that changes . . . Will Leo and Ella be able to bring magic back to Izzambard once again and get home in time for fish fingers? Hop on board The Secret Railway to find out!

'I really, really enjoyed this story about a brother and sister who discover a secret railway next to their new house.' * Bookwitch *

ISBN: 9780192745545

Dimensions: 198mm x 133mm x 11mm

Weight: 121g

160 pages