Ardagh, Philip

Twelve-year-old Eddie Dickens survives encounters with an escape artist in a runaway hearse's coffin, a hot air balloon bearing the escape artist's lovely assistant, a gas explosion, and a jewel thief on the run.

Here's a learn a language book with a difference - the difference being that this language is over 5000 years old! With the Hieroglyphs Handbook, you can read and write the ancient script of the pharaohs (and their mummies). A visit to the museum will never be the same again.

The McNally children's powers in time travel lead them upon several strange adventures.

In their second adventure, the four remaining McNally children are drawn to the mysterious Fishbone Forest in search of their dead brother's stolen brain, only to discover the terrifying Mr. Maggs and his sinister plan to change the world.

The McNally children have strange adventures when they check into The Dell Hotel for the finals of the Tap-n-Type typing competition.

Presents factual information about Ancient Egypt with accompanying mystery story for readers to solve using those facts.

When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.