Ark est un jeune apprenti plombier vivant dans la cité d’Arborium, construite à des kilomètres du sol, dans les arbres géants de la forêt du même nom. Un jour où il se trouve chez le Haut Conseiller Grasp pour débloquer un tuyau d'égout, il surprend une conversation entre ce personnage détestable et Lady de Fenestra, émissaire secrète d'un autre pays. Ils sont en train de fomenter un coup d’état contre le roi d'Arborium afin de livrer la cité à l’Empire de Maw, pays de verre et d’acier qui exploitera les ressources naturelles de la forêt et ses habitants, les Dendrens. Mais les deux comploteurs surprennent Ark, et notre héros n’a dès lors plus qu’une chose à faire : sauver sa vie, la forêt et son peuple. Aux côtés de son meilleur ami et de la jolie Flo, la folle et fabuleuse poursuite commence... Pendant les 7 jours qui le séparent du coup d’État, Ark découvre qu’il possède en lui une puissance magique mystérieuse, liée aux corbeaux. Il l'a reçue en héritage de la fondatrice de la Cité, Diana, une scientifique ayant fui la folie des hommes pour venir créer sur cette île une forêt géante, où régnerait la puissance des arbres et l’harmonie entre l’homme et la nature.
Andrew Fusek Peters Livres
Andrew Fusek Peters est un poète, anthologiste et dramaturge distingué dont la carrière prolifique couvre plus de soixante-dix livres pour enfants. Son travail explore fréquemment l'expression poétique adaptée aux jeunes lecteurs, témoignant d'une profonde compréhension de l'expérience enfantine. À travers ses collections et anthologies, il sélectionne habilement des vers, rendant la richesse du langage et des émotions accessible aux enfants.






When Bully Goat takes over Badger's house. Badger needs help to move him out. His biggest and bravest friends all make excuses. Finally help arrives from an unexpected quarter and Badger realises that size isn't everything. This traditional Iberian tale is retold with a twist by storyteller, poet and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters.
The Colour Thief
- 32pages
- 2 heures de lecture
Heart-warming picture book story of hope triumphing over despair, for families touched by depression.
When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? schovat popis
Bear and Turtle and the Great Lake Race
- 32pages
- 2 heures de lecture
When Turtle challenges Bear to a race along the lakeshore, Bear is confident about the outcome, but all is not as it seems in this competition of wits. Complete with Audio CD.
The Talkative Tortoise
- 32pages
- 2 heures de lecture
A talkative tortoise lets his vanity win out over common sense in this tale of why the tortoise has a cracked shell. This traditional Himalayan 'Tale with a Twist' is retold by poet, author and storyteller, Andrew Fusek Peters. Tales from around the world provide an insight into cultures other than our own. Complete with audio CD.
The Tiger and the Wise Man
- 32pages
- 2 heures de lecture
The story revolves around a wise man's cleverness as he faces the threat of being eaten by a cunning tiger. With all the animals seemingly aligned against him, the wise man must navigate a web of deception and potential allies. The jackal's role adds intrigue, leaving readers to wonder whether it will assist him or betray him further. Themes of wit, survival, and the unpredictability of friendships unfold in this engaging tale.
Dip
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
In Dip, Andrew Fusek Peters describes an extraordinary year of wild swimming. Following in the wake of great writers such as Richard Jefferies and Edward Thomas, Dip combines meditations on place, history and myth with sharp observation and a poet's eye.
The Bush animals are fed up of Dingo dog's bullying and generate a storming idea to teach him a lesson.
Ghosts Unlimited
A Groaning Coffin of Poems, Jokes, Riddles, and Plots Opened Up
- 127pages
- 5 heures de lecture
There's nothing that Fred likes better than to stroll around the local graveyard. For Fred isn't your normal type of kid-he just loves all things ghoulish and ghosty, even if it means getting grief from Barry the Bully at school. But one day while mooching around the cemetery he suddenly slipsdown a hole and enters a whole different world-the world of ghosts! To be accepted, he must pretend to be dead (of course) and he finds himself taking the entrance exams to Ghost School. Fred succeeds and has a whale of a time, for he can now practise his spooking as much as he likes, and he meetslots of hilarious characters. When his cover is finally blown and he returns to his own world, his new friends are very useful for giving old Barry the creeps . . . Full of variety and humour with an appealing design to draw the reader in, this book is great for dipping into or reading from start tofinish. There are many different types of poems and plenty of jokes and riddles to make this collection a useful resource for teachers as well as highly appealing to children.
