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Tudor Chronicles #4
The Knight of Stars and Storms
The fourth of six thrilling Tudor adventures, by the bestselling author of the Horrible Histories.
The Marsden family are deep in debt and in danger of losing their home, Marsden Manor.
Sir James Marsden sets sail for London to sell a cargo of coal to save the family fortunes, taking Will Marsden and Meg the serving girl along.
But someone seems to be out to get them . . .
When Sir James recounts his adventures sailing the Pacific with Sir Francis Drake, Will and Meg work out a plan of action.
Pirates, spies and sea captains feature in Terry Deary's tale of suspense set in Tudor times.
The Marsden family are deep in debt and in danger of losing their home, Marsden Manor.
Sir James Marsden sets sail for London to sell a cargo of coal to save the family fortunes, taking Will Marsden and Meg the serving girl along.
But someone seems to be out to get them . . .
When Sir James recounts his adventures sailing the Pacific with Sir Francis Drake, Will and Meg work out a plan of action.
Pirates, spies and sea captains feature in Terry Deary's tale of suspense set in Tudor times.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Terry Deary
833 books834 followersA former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated.
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
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July 18, 2021
As this was the class guided reading title for this term, it's not something I would pick up for myself. However, the children and I enjoyed it. It helped to bring Tudor England to life and encouraged many class discussions.
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