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 Beyond the Deepwoods
 Beyond the Deepwoods ... Edge Chronicles, a children's book series written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell.Newest Review: ... in the Deepwoods with his adoptive woodtroll mother and father, but he longs to escape, to become a sky-pirate ... more ... captain...
Sent off to realise his dream, Twig wanders from the path, to be drawn into wonderful adventures with some amazingly gruesome incidents - detailed illustrations on every other page provide added excitement to this roller-coaster ride, which just gets better and better with each chapter - reminded me a bit of Terry Pratchett's books but without the inane humour.
My Grandchildren (8 & 11) adore this series, especially as the illustrations gel the picture in your mind's eye into what the authors would like you to imagi...more |
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Beyond the Deepwoods: Wonderfully inventive series for children of all ages. (266 words)
by BonyTony - written on 22/09/06 (Useful, 50 readings)
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I'm not in the target audience, being 60 years old, but I LOVED this book! Re-discover your lost childhood with this scrumptious story. This is the first book in a series of adventures based in the Edge, a world populated by wonderfully weird creatures, where the normal natural laws don't apply. The young misfit Twig lives in the Deepwoods with his adoptive woodtroll mother and father, but he longs to escape, to become a sky-pirate captain... Sent off to realise his dream, Twig wanders from the path, to be drawn into wonderful adventures with some amazingly gruesome incidents - detailed illustrations on every other page provide added excitement to ...
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