Larklight [electronic resource] : A rousing tale of dauntless pluck in the farthest reaches of space. Philip Reeve.
Author Philip Reeve was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize Children's Book Award. In 1851 a mysterious visitor to Art Mumby's space home has plans for a calamity that will destroy not only the entire British Empire, but also the known universe. Can disaster be prevented with help from Art's irritating sister Myrtle, a few exotic space creatures, and an extraterrestrial pirate? "Both the story line and the language demonstrate Reeve's respect for his readership."-Booklist
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- ISBN: 9781449898717
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (9 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Prince Frederick : Recorded Books, 2007.
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- General Note:
- Unabridged.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Narrator: Greg Steinbruner.
- Target Audience Note:
- Text Difficulty 7 - Text Difficulty 91080 Lexile.
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- Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
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- Juvenile Fiction.
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Author Philip Reeve was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize Children's Book Award. In 1851 a mysterious visitor to Art Mumby's space home has plans for a calamity that will destroy not only the entire British Empire, but also the known universe. Can disaster be prevented with help from Art's irritating sister Myrtle, a few exotic space creatures, and an extraterrestrial pirate? "Both the story line and the language demonstrate Reeve's respect for his readership."-Booklist
