Shrinking Ralph Perfect

by Chris d'Lacey

Overview

There's something a bit weird about Ralph's new neighbour, Jack Bilt, and it isn't long before Ralph finds out the strange secret. Jack Bilt has managed to get his hands on a powerful miniaturisation device and has been using it on people! He's been moving around the country to hide the fact that he has created a mini work-force to work on a miniaturised house. Once the house is complete, he plans to use it as a fairground attraction, rather like an old-fashioned freak show. Time is running out, and soon Ralph finds himself miniaturised too...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408314432
Publisher:	Hachette Children's Group
Publication date:	01/20/2011
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	785 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Chris d'Lacey is a hugely talented children's writer. This is his fourth book for Orchard. He lives in Leicester with his wife, though they also spend a lot of time by the sea in Devon. For many years Chris worked as a scientist at Leicester University, but he has now given up the day-job so he can write full time.

Chris d'Lacey is the author of the The Last Dragon Chronicles and the Dragons of Wayward Crescent series. He likes dragons. He was born in Malta, but now lives in Devon with his wife, Jay, and about three hundred teddy bears. He likes teddy bears, too. After graduating from York University with a Biology degree, he went to Leicester University where he worked for twenty-eight years as a research scientist, mainly looking down microscopes. He now writes full time.

In his spare moments, he likes to watch TV and walk by the sea - though not necessarily at the same time. His passion is writing and recording songs. His ultimate ambition is to write a song that will feature on the soundtrack of a movie of the dragon books, always assuming a movie is made.

Presently, he is working on two new projects, both of which feature dragons to some extent.