Cornelia funke is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of the thief lord, dragon rider, and the inkheart trilogy, along with many other chapter and picture books for younger readers. If you like cornelia funke books, youll love jeanne duprau. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. The pans labyrinth series is written with guillermo del toro. Inkheart by cornelia funke, 9781908435118, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I would easily go through a book a day, surprising both my parents and my teachers. Learn more about cornelia funke and the inkheart trilogy. At the same time, meggies mother disappeared into the story. Her incredible world of imagination actually takes place in books. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Inkheart was the first novel of an eventual trilogy written by funke. This is inkheart, a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all the latest news and much more about cornelia and her books, including the mirrorworld series, the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord, and, and, and. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions.
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Inkheart by cornelia funke at the best online ebook storage. Take the inkheart quiz to find out which character is most like them. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Inkheart by cornelia funke books, resources, supplies. This book was a fantasy story centered on a 12year old book lover whose father had an extraordinary gift of bringing the world of books to her life. Cornelia funke fans used to be the fansite for cornelia funke. Enter meggie and mos extraordinary adventure through the exhilarating and sometimes terrifying world of books that come to like is here in its entirety.
When she was three, he read aloud from a book called inkheart and released characters into the real world. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. I remember, when i was younger, i would devour every book i came across crime, scifi, fantasy, romace anything at all. Cornelia funkes imaginative ode to books and book lovers is sure to be enjoyed by fans of her breakout debut, the thief lord, and young readers who enjoyed the similarly themed the great good thing by roderick townley. See more ideas about inkheart series, books and book worms. Meggie has had her father to herself since her mother went away when she was young. I have all of cornelia funkes books but dragonrider is my favorite. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath.
Anthea bell twelveyearold meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can read fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into. Every so often, insa used to write a post relating to cornelia funkes new material and reveal stuff, such as book covers, quotes from books, etc. The thief lord was adapted for audio five cassettes, read by simon jones, listening library, 2002. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Buy inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 1 by cornelia funke isbn. The writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the pages of. Inkheart by cornelia funke paperback book the parent store. Inkheart trilogy inkspell, inkheart, inkdeath, dragon rider, thief lord. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart. This story within a story will delight not just fantasy fans, but all readers who like an exciting plot with largerthanlife characters. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her fathers past. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins their lives forever. Inkheart is a 2008 britishamericangerman fantasy adventure film directed by iain softley, produced by cornelia funke, dylan cuva, sarah wang, ute leonhardt, toby emmerich, mark ordesky, ileen maisel and andrew licht, written by david lindsayabaire, music composed by javier navarrete and starring brendan fraser, paul bettany, helen mirren, jim broadbent, andy serkis, and eliza bennett. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Signed by the author, cornelia funke, to the title page. In addition to inkheart and other adventure series, she also wrote several standalone books, including the thief lord, dragonrider, and when santa fell to earth. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books.
Who is this sinister character and what does he want. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Inkheart by cornelia funke twelveyearold meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can characters from books literally leap off the page in this engrossing fantasy. Students will finding express their opinions in answer to four different questions about the book inkhearts characters. With inkheart, german author cornelia funke has created just such a story a work that could well become a childrens classic, similar in stature to a wrinkle in time or the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. A flashlight readers activity fans of the popular book by cornelia funke will love these fun, visually appealing online activities that bring the story to life. Meggie, a girl at the age of 12, sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, mortimer or mo, as meggie calls him about it.
Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Master translator anthea bell takes the german text and spins out of it vivid images and heartstopping language that impel the reader through this adventure about narrativesa true. It is hard to avoid preciosity in books about books, but here funke pulls off the feat with vigor. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. In inkheart by cornelia funke, meggie is living with her father, who has a secret power. Out of the blue, a stranger shows up who seems to have a history with her father. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors.
Hardcover editions of each of inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath are included, all at one great price. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Shes the author of the beloved inkheart trilogy, and its concluding novel, inkdeath. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. She was born in dorsten, germany to helmi and karlheinz funke. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the englishlanguage market with the release of the new york times bestseller the thief lord. According to a 2007 poll, the national education association named this work one of its teachers top 100 books for children. Cornelia funke is the author of books for children, and in her native germany, she is the most popular childrens book writer after j. Cornelia funkes imaginative ode to books and book lovers is sure to be enjoyed by fans of her breakout debut, the thief lord.
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