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An exciting time-travel adventure. Can Ariella and Yosef find their way home after they're accidentally transported back in time? The Bloomsbury Readers series includes book-banded stories by award-winning authors like Geraldine McCaughrean and Patrice Lawrence and features online guided reading notes by the CLPE, ideal for independent reading at Key Stage 2.

About the Author

Emma Shevah lives in Brighton with half of her four children, their speedy tortoise and a kamikaze hamster. She runs the Literary Club at New York University in London and teaches English at Francis Holland School. She is the author of Hello, Baby Mo! and Ping and the Missing Ring, as well as middle-grade novels including Dream On, Amber and How to Save the World with a Chicken and an Egg. Laura Catalán is a children’s book illustrator who loves a good story, one that grabs you from the neck and doesn’t let you go until you finish it. Her superb illustrations show off her talent for visual storytelling and feature expressive characters, detailed compositions and her imaginative ability to elevate a text. She has illustrated fiction books and educational material for Spanish, UK and US publishers.

Reviews

Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed … Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading independently and while they continue to gain confidence and understanding.
*Books for Keeps*

This is a very nice and compact history lesson which gives a vivid picture of Georgian London, which could easily be used to support lessons on that period of British history, and especially the subject of the British Empire, slavery, the limitations of medical care in the 1880s, the social divide, and so on. The educational elements are nicely interwoven within otherwise a relatable, adventurous, and heartfelt story to make the reading experience accessible but also fun.
*The School Librarian*