By Lucy Brandt (author) , Gladys Jose (illustrator) Part of the Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor series
"Inventive adventures with an irresistible young inventor"
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February 2022 Debut of the Month | Shortlisted for the Children's Book Award 2023
Inventors don’t come much more inventive than young Leonora Bolt. In her home on remote Crabby Island, shared with her otter Twitchy, eccentric housekeeper Mildred and (occasionally) with her nasty Uncle Lester, Leonora comes up with all sorts of amazing gadgets and most astonishing of all is the Switcheroo, which can make objects swap places, via a nifty bit of quantum computing.
Despite her brilliance, Leonora has never yet left the island and Uncle Luther seems determined to keep it that way. When a boy called Jack is washed up though, Leonora has to help and in the process she discovers secrets her uncle was keeping (we knew he was a bad un!). The story is full of fun and surprises, plus a fair bit of tension: will Leonora escape the island and Uncle Luther?
Were her parents really lost at sea? Favourite scenes include a ride in a hot air balloon, suspended from a wonderful variety of inflatables, and another in the stinkiest cave in fiction. Lots of fun, this is one to recommend to readers who like their adventures wild, wacky and full of invention(s).
WARNING: EPIC INVENTIONS AND SECRET SOCIETIES AHEAD . . .
Leonora Bolt spends her days creating incredible inventions in her TOP SECRET laboratory, under the watchful eye of her terrifying uncle. Everything changes one day when a strange boy washes up on an inflatable lobster and reveals that Uncle Luther has been stealing her inventions and selling them on the mainland. Leonora, armed with her most important inventions, must leave Crabby Island for the first time EVER to embark on an unforgettable journey that will test her brainpower to its limits.
With the help of an otter with a special skill, a questionable cook and a singing sea captain, can Leonora dream up an invention that will defeat her evil uncle once and for all? Violet Baudelaire meets Peanut Jones in this epic STEM-themed adventure about believing in your brainpower - and yourself!
'Fizzing with fun, friendship and fabulous inventions!' - Maria Kuzniar
Lucy Brandt is a mum of two young kids and lives and works in Brighton. She has worked for nearly twenty years in a variety of traditional and digital marketing roles, largely specialising in technology - she has poured her technological knowledge into the inventions she created for her debut novel Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor .
Check her out on Instgram @letlucyb
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Leonora Bolt Secret Inventor is a really good story about a clever girl called Leonora who is a scientist who loves inventions. The book was nice and easy to read and it had drawings that helped tell the story.
Leonora Bolt Secret Inventor is a really good story about a clever girl called Leonora who is a scientist who loves inventions. The book was nice and easy to read and it had drawings that helped tell the story. Leonora has a brilliant secret workshop that she uses to make her inventions and she has to use this to help her battle her uncle who is not very nice. You will like this book if you like science and adventure.... Read Full Review
Super fun and great to read!
Wow this book was just so fun! Leonora Bolt is a child inventor who lives with her mean and scary uncle in a lighthouse on an island. She creates wonderful inventions but she's not allowed to leave the island. All that changes when a boy called Jack ends up on her island! I loved Leonora's inventions, they were so fun and clever, I'd love to be an inventor like her even if it's a but dangerous! The book was really funny and cool and a bit silly.... Read Full Review
A really good adventure book with some fun illustrations.
This book is about Leonara Bolt, a young girl who really wants to be an inventor. She has an Uncle called Uncle Luther who looks after her but is really mean and always watching her too closely. One day a boy called Jack washes up on the Island and tells Leonara a horrible secret about her uncle, but she solves the secret and becomes and inventor.... Read Full Review
WARNING: EPIC INVENTIONS AND SECRET SOCIETIES AHEAD . . . Leonora Bolt spends her days creating incredible inventions in her TOP SECRET laboratory, under the watchful eye of her terrifying uncle.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
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Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor was written by Lucy Brandt and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor has 197 pages
Yes it is part of Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor series
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