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Sylvie and the Songman

Sylvie and the Songman

by Tim Binding and Angela Barrett
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/12/2009

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A compelling story full of magic and music.

Sylvie Bartram lives alone with Mr Jackson the dog and her eccentric composer father who invents strange and wonderful musical instruments. One day she returns from school to find a message left in toothpaste on the bathroom mirror; her father has been kidnapped. Later that night, the house is visited by a terrifying apparition - a half-man/half-creature who is searching for something and will not rest until he has found it . . .Sylvie uncovers an underground world of magic and evil, and with help from her friends, she must hold off a power that threatens the lives of all beings in the world. The Songman is at large, and is determined to steal music and use it for his own evil ends . . .An exhilarating and magical story that will appeal to all readers aged 9-14.
ISBN:
9780552555647
9780552555647
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-12-2009
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
352
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x22mm
Weight:
0.25kg
Tim Binding

Tim Binding was born in Germany in 1947. He is the author of In the Kingdom of Air, A Perfect Execution, Island Madness, On Ilkley Moor, Anthem, Man Overboard, The Champion and the children's book Sylvie and the Songman. He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter.

Angela Barrett

Angela Barrett is a hugely talented and internationally acclaimed figure in illustration. She completed a Masters Degree at the Royal College of Art, where she was taught by Quentin Blake.

Her first title, The King, The Cat and The Fiddle, was runner-up in the Mother Goose Award in 1984. Since then, Angela has illustrated numerous titles and won many awards for her work, including the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1993 for Beware, Beware! She lives and works in London.

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