BOOKS by Philip Ardagh

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1	High in the Clouds more books like this by Paul McCartney, Geoff Dunbar, Philip Ardagh add to wishlist With his homeland destroyed, Wirral the squirrel vows to find Animalia where all the animals live in freedom and without fear. Aided by a hot-air-ballooning frog, a red squirrel, and a streetwise rat, Wirral's quest turns into a plan to save all enslaved animals in this "urban furry tail" by rock legend McCartney. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	A House Called Awful End: Book One in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist This is the first entry in a trilogy of books about the unlikely life of an 11-year-old boy named Eddie Dickens. Sent to stay with his "Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maud" while his parents recover from a lingering illness, Eddie mistakenly ends up at St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans. Will Eddie ever escape and make it to his aunt and uncle's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Terrible Times more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the third installment of the Eddie Dickens saga, our poor hero Eddie finds himself on the way to America aboard the sailing ship Pompous Pig, along with a cargo hold full of left shoes, the world-famous Dog's Bone Diamond, and some of the most dangerous traveling companions anyone might have the misfortune to share a ship with. A mysterious ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dreadful Acts: Book Two in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this eagerly awaited sequel to "A House Called Awful End, " Eddie Dickens narrowly avoids being blown up, trampled by horses, and arrested. All the old favorite faces are here, along with some very worrisome new ones. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Terrible Times: Book Three in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy more books like this by Philip Ardagh, Elizabeth Winthrop, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the final book, Eddie is on board a ship heading for America, but a stowaway and familiar faces from Eddie's past complicate matters, as does being set adrift in a leaky rowboat. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Awful end more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts add to wishlist When both of Eddie's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow and smell of hot-water bottles, it's agreed that he should go to stay with relatives at Awful End. Sadly for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even-Madder Aunt Maud. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.58! \| first editions
7	Eddie Dickens Trilogy: A House Called Awful End more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist The hilarious, nefarious, precarious journey of Eddie Dickens is well worth its weight in the wonderful and wacky words that make up this story. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Fall of Fergal more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the first of Philip Ardagh's darkly hilarious Unlikely Exploits, the McNally children find themselves at The Dell Hotel, the venue for the final of the Tap 'n' Type typing competition, surrounded by a strange assortment of characters ranging from Twinkle-Toes Tweedy, the house detective, to Mr. Peach, a ventriloquest with a conveniently large ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.57! \| first editions
9	Heir of Mystery more books like this by Philip Ardagh, Joe Barrett (Read by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Heir of Mystery, or Four Legs Good more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this second Unlikely Exploit, Fergal McNally's brain--last seen in a pickling jar in the basement of Sacred Heart Hospital--is stolen, and the remaining McNally children find themselves mysteriously drawn to Fishbone Forest and the forgotten crumbling mansion that lies at its heart. There they meet the terrifying, teddy-bear-clutching Mr. Maggs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Not-So-Very-Nice Goings-on at Victoria Lodge by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist Whilst flipping through issues of The Girl's Own Paper from the 1890s, it gradually dawned on Philip Ardagh that he was witnessing tantalising glimpses of a mystery story unfolding in the seemingly-unrelated illustrations. Using these originals and his brand-spanking-new text, he's created the quite extraordinary (and very funny) The Not-So-Very ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Fall of Fergal: Or Not So Dingly in the Dell more books like this by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the first of Philip Ardagh's darkly hilarious Unlikely Exploits, the McNally children find themselves at The Dell Hotel, the venue for the final of the Tap 'n' Type typing competition, surrounded by a strange assortment of characters ranging from Twinkle-Toes Tweedy, the house detective, to Mr. Peach, a ventriloquest with a conveniently large ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Green Men of Gressingham more books like this by Philip Ardagh, Hazel Townson, Donnelly Karen (Illustrator) add to wishlist The Green Men of Gressingham are medieval outlaws. They turn to kidnapping! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	The hieroglyphs handbook more books like this by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist An entertaining introduction to hieroglyphics which enables children to walk into a museum and translate Ancient Egyptian inscriptions. It provides background history and a practical section explaining how the language works and is written, as well as a glossary-cum-phrasebook. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Archaeologist's Handbook: the Insiders' Guide to Digging Up the Past by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist "The Archaeologist's Handbook" takes a look at the role of archaeologists from the discovery of an artefact or archaeological site to the identification, dating, preservation, restoration and understanding of what has been found. This book looks at everything from the most basic archaaeological techniques to the latest technological advances used ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens 01. Dubious Deeds by Philip; Roberts Ardagh, David add to wishlist The pint-sized hero of the best-selling Eddie Dickens Trilogy is back in Dubious Deeds, the first of his Further Adventures, and this time he's many miles from home. In this ridiculous tale of deceit and double-dealing, Eddie Dickens is away from Awful End in the highly unlikely highlands of Victorian Scotland. He finds himself amongst a group of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.61! \| first editions
17 view cover	Philip Ardagh's Book of Absolutely Useless Lists for Absolutely Every Day of the Year: \N by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist Expect the unexpected in this ridiculously named, reassuringly chunky book, jam-packed full of eye-openingly absurd facts, lies, half-truths, thoughts, suggestions and musings with more footnotes than an orchestra of millipedes. The lists include: "Possessors of Notable Moustaches (Real or Otherwise)", "What MI5 Look For When Recruiting", "Basic ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.97!
18 view cover	Dubious Deeds (the Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens) by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist Pint-sized hero Eddie Dickens is back and this time he's miles from home. In this tale of deceit and double-dealing, Eddie Dickens is away from Awful End in the highlands of Victorian Scotland. He finds himself amongst a group of vegetarian strangers living in mad Aunt Maud's ancestral pile. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	Horrendous Habits (Book Two of the Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens) by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist After a serious accident involving a gorse bush, Eddie Dickens finds himself being cared for by monks of the Bertian order, founded by Ethelbert the Funny, and with absolutely no memory of who he is. Back at Awful End, he leaves behind a baby discovered in the bulrushes, his father flattened by a chimney in what was probably a deliberate act, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.36! \| first editions
20 view cover	Did dinosaurs really snore? : 100-and-a-half questions about dinosaurs answered more books like this by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist Did dinosaurs have any hair? What did a dinosaur's nest look like? How do we know what colour they were? This book answers questions such as these and provides information about the fossilised clues they left behind, and about the experts whose job it is to study them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79! \| first editions
21 view cover	Why Are Castles Castle-Shaped? by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist Philip Ardagh has a passion for history. During his numerous children's events over the years, author Philip Ardagh has been asked just about every question about castles and life in medieval times. Here he answers his favourite (printable) ones. Everything from alchemy to the crusades is covered in this informative book, from "Who built castles", ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.81! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Final Curtain (Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens) by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist In this, the third and final of "The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens", our saucer-eyed hero Eddie Dickens finds himself embroiled in an attempt to foil a plot to steal an oil painting of Mad Uncle Jack, mistakenly commissioned by the War Office (who thought he was the other Major Dickens). Add to this the explosive mix of Even Madder Aunt Maud ... see all copies from $5.91! new only from $5.91!
23 view cover	Philip Ardagh's Book of Absolutely Useless Lists for Absolutely Every Day of the Year: \N by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist This is a brilliant, chunky book packed with incredible facts and figures. It contains a list for every day of the year and here are a few examples of the things you can expect to learn about ...six paintings that look better from a distance, three most likely places to find Tyrannosaurus Rex remains, six of the world's smelliest cheeses, eight ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $10.28!
24 view cover	The truth about Christmas : its traditions unravelled more books like this by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist Who decided to celebrate Jesus' birthday on 25th December...and why? Who exactly was Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? When was the first Christmas card sent? What on earth has a Yule log to do with Christmas? What does "nativity" actually mean? Did Father Christmas really used to wear green? Who invented the advent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98!
25 view cover	Horrendous Habits (Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens) by Philip Ardagh add to wishlist After a serious accident involving a gorse bush, Eddie Dickens finds himself being cared for by monks of the Bertian order, founded by Ethelbert the Funny, and with absolutely no memory of who he is. Back at Awful End, he leaves behind a baby discovered in the bulrushes, his father flattened by a chimney in what was probably a deliberate act, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.31!

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