Wednesday 20 March 2013

The Word Hunters Book 2 The Lost Hunters

Author: Nick Earls


One day, Lexi and Al find the "& more" button glowing on the page of the dictionary. Once more, they are transported into the past. But this time they are looking for the lost word hunter, Alan Hunter, Lexi and Al's grandfather, who mysteriously disappeared into the past. With the help of Will Hunter, another lost word hunter, the word hunters are determined to find the lost hunter.

The Word Hunters Book 1 The Curious Dictionary

Author: Nick Earls


Lexi and Al Hunter come from a family of word hunters, although they don't know it. Then they find a dictionary hidden in their school library. Al and Lexi get transported to the past by the dictionary and find out that in order to make their way back home they have to travel further into the past, hunting a word, until they can come back to their own time in the 21st century.

Monday 4 March 2013

The composer is dead

Author: Lemony Snicket


A murder has taken place at the concert hall. The composer is dead. The Inspecter is called in to interview the sections of the orchestra one by one. But he finds that none of the orchestra members are guilty. Then the Inspector realises that he has forgotten one more person...
I like the illustrations in this book. This picture book comes with the CD with music written by Nathaniel Stooky and narrated by Lemony Snicket.

The Composer Is Dead Concert Video narrated by Lemony Snicket

The illustrator of this book is the same illustrator of Wildwood and Under Wildwood