Books with title The Enchanted Grandfather's Clock

Jamie’s adventure begins with his summer holiday at Aunt Jane’s Flamingo Pink cottage and the ‘Twist of a Key’ in an old wooden Grandfather’s Clock. He can’t believe he is faced with the ‘Challenge of Chime’ or the doom that will come if he does not complete all the challenges ahead of him successfully. Jamie delights in meeting his new friends especially the Time-Keeper who explains how he is the ‘Chosen Guest’ in their Enchanted Land. The evil Time-Taker has quite a different plan and is determined to see Jamie fail his mission. He plots to take the Crown of Cogs from the Time-Keeper and will not tolerate any child getting in his way.About the AuthorAt the age of ten Charlotte Jones visited her school friend’s house and was fascinated by a magnificent old Grandfather’s Clock. In that moment of curiosity the story of The Enchanted Grandfather’s Clock was created clearly with all the characters and plots. Charlotte is from Darlington in the North-East of England and is a Qualified Nurse, Teacher, Coach and Author. During her college years she spent much time in North Yorkshire visiting places in this book in the midst of strawberry picking and of course the ‘Tea-pot Trail.’She attended a writer’s circle at seventeen and was encouraged to write this story.Interestingly, Charlotte adores pet rabbits, the character Cat-Woman, and cute V.W. Beetle cars. She loves hosting Pudding Parties, Murder Mystery Parties and spending fun times with family and friends.

Jamie's adventure begins with his summer holiday at Aunt Jane's Flamingo Pink cottage and the 'Twist of a Key' in an old wooden Grandfather's Clock. He can't believe he is faced with the 'Challenge of Chime' or the doom that will come if he does not complete all the challenges ahead of him successfully. Jamie delights in meeting his new friends especially the Time-Keeper who explains how he is the 'Chosen Guest' in their Enchanted Land. The evil Time-Taker has quite a different plan and is determined to see Jamie fail his mission. He plots to take the Crown of Cogs from the Time-Keeper and will not tolerate any child getting in his way.

James Fletcher is having a bad day: after being extorted out of his lunch money, he is forced to turn to his school for a loan. Then he gets home and finds his model shunter missing.James sets out to solve the riddle of its disappearance. He has almost given up hope when he discovers an ancient grandfather clock locked away in his basement. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he finds himself whisked back in time to 1941 and war-torn England.There he recovers his favourite locomotive and makes a new friend, but that’s only the start of his adventure...

Grandy is a grandfather clock that stands in the corner of a big clock house.He is the most beautiful of all the clocks in the clock house, the grandest! He is also the oldest. However, he is the only clock that chimes perfectly on time. All the other clocks seem to be chiming perfectly off time. Something very weird is going on in the clock house and the old clock maker is at his wit's end and doesn't know what to do when one night he has a strange dream.......

As his grandfather's clock chimes the hours, we see glimpses of a day in the life of a little boy. The Amazon print edition comes with a full lesson plan and activities to continue learning with the characters, as well as a complimentary download of the Kindle Interactive edition that includes story narration with sound effects and music. Dedalín is a collection of predictable books written with the whole language philosophy in mind. Children exposed to these stories will greatly develop their reading, writing and oral language skills. Sharing reading experiences help children to read quickly and naturally, beginning first by reading the whole story, and then by discussing its parts. The stories in this series were written in the form of poems in continuous rhyming patterns. These patterns create a predictable familiar setting in which children feel comfortable. I know you will enjoy your children’s achievements and their awakening into the world of literature.

Leslie Rieser was born in Rhodesia(now Zimbabwe) in 1962. She moved to live in South Africa in 1979 where she later married. She now lives in Switzerland with my husband, and teaches English to foreign speaking children. She loves children and enjoys teaching them. Her love for children is clearly indicated in her books, which also contain a number of moral messages and are very exciting and action-packed. In February 2010 “Henny and His Extraordinary Rollerblades” was released. “Grandy the Grandfather Clock” is her second children’s novel.

Jackson is looking forward to spending the summer at his grandparents’ house. But there’s something strange about their old grandfather clock. It hasn’t rung in one hundred years. So what’s that noise coming from it in the middle of the night? When Grandfather disappears, Jackson discovers the clock is the key to finding him. With the unexpected help of a girl from school, he is swept into an adventure that’s literally out of this world!

Grandy is a fine old grandfather clock who lives in the clock house with all the other clocks.Although all the clocks are ticking merely away and are all very happy, the old clock maker, who has made many of the clocks in the clock house, is not happy. Something very strange is going on with all the clocks and the old man is at his wits end. Then, one night he has a weird dream that is set to change everything in the clock house. The old clock maker seems to be happier but the all the clocks are in danger of disappearing forever. Who can save the clocks? Will the old man realize what is happening before it is too late?