Harley Hitch returns for an airborne adventure in this
highly illustrated fiction series about a determined young inventor
from award-winning author Vashti Hardy.
The Aviation Parade is coming to Forgetown this summer, and Harley
has her sights set on creating a flying machine that will really
stand out: a robot hippogriff! And if the creature impresses
Cosmo's mum enough, surely Cosmo will be able to keep it as a pet?
But Harley wants the flying machine to be a surprise for everyone.
She soon finds that keeping secrets leads to tricky explanations
and lots of trouble - especially when REAL hippogriffs arrive
and cause chaos!
Join Harley, her robot dog Sprocket and best friend Cosmo
for problem-solving adventures and mysteries in a world where science
rules and technology grows in the forest!
A rollicking adventure that celebrates STEM learning! Highly
illustrated with lively, humourous illustrations by George Ermos.
Vashti Hardy is an award-winning author of children's books.
Her novel Wildspark won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best
Story 2020, and Brightstorm was shortlisted for the Waterstones
Children's Book Prize 2019.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 4 in the Harley Hitch Series. See all Harley Hitch books here.
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Vashti Hardy was a primary school teacher for several years and has always had a keen interest in children's writing, leading to her MA in Creative Writing from the University of Chichester. Vashti is an alumni member and writing buddy of The Golden Egg Academy, and her books Brightstorm and the award-winning Wildspark are critically acclaimed. Vashti l
More about Vashti HardyNicola was raised by the seaside in beautiful Brighton. She loves reading, dancing, rhyming and turquoise things. She now lives with her husband in East London and spends her days writing and editing children's books. Jem Maybank is an illustrator based in Leeds who loves Adobe Photoshop and works either in her studio or on her houseboat with her four birds.
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