Henry Haynes and the Great Escape by Karen Inglis

Henry Haynes and the Great Escape by Karen Inglis

A boy, a magic book and a bossy boa - oh, and a VERY smelly gorilla! A fun and fast-paced illustrated chapter book for ages 6-8 from the international bestselling author of The Secret Lake. When Henry Haynes complains that his new book is boring he falls down into the story and finds himself eyeball to eyeball with Brian, a bossy boa constrictor who's in charge of a zoo escape. Brian won't let Henry return home until he's released the animals, including three hungry lions and Gordon - the VERY smelly gorilla who masterminded the escape plan. To make matters worse, it looks as if Gordon's out to get Henry...Can Henry get home alive? And why didn't he just keep his big mouth shut about boring stories? Includes the first two chapters of the hilarious page-turner 'Eeek! The Runaway Alien' for free!

"The story positively zips along with her customary fizz and verve, and the plot is both exciting and funny in equal measuresKaren has created a great lead character in Henry and I would love to see other stories about the same character. The fact is there aren't enough books out there like this. Not all children are up to tackling longer books, yet shorter stories can often be dull and one-dimensional. Not so with Henry Haynes. I would recommend this to any child from around six upwards...especially, dare I say it, to boys who are normally reluctant to pick up a book." -- Louise Jordan, Founder, The Writers' Advice Centre for Children's Books, Director Wacky Bee Books "Karen Inglis has done it again - a pacy short novel with engaging illustrations and short chapters which will attract young readers and get them turning the pages. Even reluctant readers will be keen to read on to find out how young Henry Haynes fares after falling into the adventure within his library book.I especially love the way the story is framed within Henry's trip to the library where he is slightly in awe of the knowing and kindly librarian. It's a great way to encourage children to visit their local library - and librarians everywhere will want to stock this book!" -- Debbie Young, Ambassador for Readathon Charity, UK

Inglis, Karen: - Karen Inglis is children's author living in London in the UK. She's been writing ever since she was little and still has a box of her daily diaries hidden in a cupboard. Karen is a big dreamer and thinker and loves taking young readers into worlds where literally anything can happen... like magical time tunnels that take you to meet children in the past, or soccer-mad aliens zooming down from space to hide in your bedroom and watch the World Cup, or library books that suck you down into the story, or magic hats and talking cats. She also writes in rhyme about Ferdinand Fox - a kind town fox that she once met... Karen loves going into schools and meeting her fans - she also does Skype visits to schools abroad: ) Check out her website below if you're interested to find out more. Almost 7,000 children have now enjoyed Tom and Stella's magical adventure in Karen's time travel adventure The Secret Lake - we hope you are or will become one of them! You can find out more about Karen and sign up for news and special offers at her website >> www.kareninglisauthor.com

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ISBN 13	9780956932365
ISBN 10	0956932363
Title	Henry Haynes and the Great Escape
Author	Karen Inglis
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Well Said Press
Year published	2014-04-12
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.