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Sherlock Holmes: The Engineer's Thumb (Easy Classics): 14 (The Sherlock Holmes Children's Collection: Mystery, Mischief and Mayhem (Easy Classics)) - Couverture souple

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

 
9781782264231: Sherlock Holmes: The Engineer's Thumb (Easy Classics): 14 (The Sherlock Holmes Children's Collection: Mystery, Mischief and Mayhem (Easy Classics))

Synopsis

Complete with free audio via QR. This illustrated adaptation for children of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is perfect for young fans of mystery and detective books and a great introduction to classics for kids aged 7+. Missing: Mr Jeremiah Hayling, aged 26, a hydraulic engineer. He left his house at ten o'clock at night on the 9th of this month, and has not been heard of since. When Watson's latest patient confronts him with a missing thumb and a horrifying story, he knows just where to turn. This is a case for Sherlock Holmes. But, can Holmes and Watson unravel this deadly mystery in time to catch the criminals?

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À propos de l'auteur

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Stephanie was born in England before emigrating to Australia - and later New Zealand - with her family, where she trained as a nurse. Whilst back in England on holiday, she met and married her husband, had a daughter and settled down. Stephanie's lifelong interest in writing became more serious when her first children's book, Avalanche, was published in the 1980s. Since then, she has had around forty children's books published, and has also published an historical novella for adults.

Arianna is a freelance illustrator based in Florence, Italy, where she graduated as Entertainment Designer at Nemo Academy. Since then she has worked as 2D artist with Italian independent video game studios. The Sherlock Holmes series is her debut novel as an illustrator for Children's books.

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