Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band (Easy Classics): 5 (The Sherlock Holmes Children's Collection: Shadows, Secrets and Stolen Treasure (Easy Classics)) - Softcover

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 
9781782264132: Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band (Easy Classics): 5 (The Sherlock Holmes Children's Collection: Shadows, Secrets and Stolen Treasure (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+.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Miss Julia Stoner of Stoke Moran.

The cause of death remains unknown. The mysterious noises last heard around the time of Julia's death are back, and her sister Helen knows it is simply a matter of time before she suffers the same fate.

There is a dark plot afoot and the only way to catch the culprit is to walk into a deadly trap ...

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

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.

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.

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.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title