Herman and the Magical Bus to...SADSVILLE (The Villes) - Softcover

Roberts, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099351992X ISBN 13: 9780993519925

Publisher: Nielsen UK, 2020

Synopsis

Tears streamed down the face of a glum looking sun as it crawled above the horizon. A hedgehog uncurled from its tight ball of prickles, wiped its eyes and decided to curl up again. A sheep, not generally known for expressive emotion, took a large clump of grass in its mouth and chewed, gloomily… Why is everyone in Sadsville so sad?Join Herman on his latest adventure on the MAGICAL BUS to Sadsville where he discovers a place that leaves everyone feeling really sad all the time. Could it be anything to do with the local crisp factory?One of the charming books in The Villes series (www.thevilles.com), written by TV celebrity Martin Roberts (www.martinroberts.co.uk) to promote problem solving skills in children. The Villes are magical lands where something is wrong. In Tiredsville, for instance, everyone is perpetually tired. In Fullsville, they are continually feeling like they’ve over-eaten and in Coldsville they are always feeling…yes, you’ve guessed it, COLD!! Herman, Martin’s rather eccentric and unconventional hero starts out each morning with a journey on The Magical Bus and finds himself in one of The Villes. Taking an outsider’s perspective on things, he soon uncovers the reason behind the problem and sets about putting it right - making some new friends along the way. Whilst the cause of the problem is often humorous or whimsical, he demonstrates that sometimes, ‘thinking outside the box’, helps to see beyond the current reality.A percentage of the cover price of all books sold within The Villes series goes directly to The Martin Roberts Foundation (charity No: 1172905 a registered charity in England & Wales operated to support educational and well being initiatives in children and young people. For more information go to www.martinrobertsfoundation.org.uk

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About the Author

Martin Roberts (www.martinroberts.co.uk) is one of the UK's most respected property, travel and lifestyle TV presenters and journalists. He is best known as presenter on the BBC1's hit daytime property show, `Homes Under The Hammer', which has been running for over 15 years. Martin has written property books; `Making Money From Property' and `The Property Auction Guide', both condensing his years of experience developing property personally and visiting thousands of homes up and down the country. His property training courses, based on these books, have enabled thousands of ordinary people to become successful property investors. His series of children's books called `The Villes' (www.thevilles.com)ar ethe adventure of a rather unusual character, Herman, who boards a magical red double decker bus to be transported to a far off land where something is amiss. For example, in Tiredsville, everyone is tired and as an outsider, Herman is able to find out why and rectifies the problem. Aimed at readers aged 6-10, The Villes promote problem solving amongst children. His charity, The Martin Roberts Foundationaims to raise money to distribute 'Sadsville' for free to year 5 & 6 school children. Martin took part in "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here...!' in 2016. As a result of making some dramatic changes during his time in the jungle, Martin set up 'Achieve' an annual Expo and movement to bring the worlds of Health, Wealth and Happiness together. World class speakers and celebrities such as Ruby Wax, Frank Bruno, Sir Ranolph Fiennes and Dale Pinnock came to the city of Bath in October 2017 as part of the first Achieve weekend.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nielsen UK
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 099351992X
• ISBN 13: 9780993519925
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Geoghegan Jackie
• Number of pages: 50