Literacy Time Author Profi le... Back issues of Literacy Time for Years 5&6 No 42 Cities, containing extracts from Mortal Engines and Predator’s Gold are available, Philip Reeveof The May 2006 issue priced £12 from our Subscriptions Literacy Time for Years Department (call 0845 6039091 or 5 and 6 (No 42) email [email protected]). Cities featured extracts from two Philip Reeve’s A Darkling Plain, gripping adventure which won the 2006 Guardian stories by author Children’s Fiction Award, is also Philip Reeve: published by Scholastic, ISBN Mortal Engines 0439943469). rst and Predator’s Gold. These were the fi two novels in the inspired series known – all set in t it as The Hungry City Chronicles series, all published by Scholastic. Bu rst brought his a fantasy world in which moving cities was Mortal Engines which fi trawl the globe. writing talents to the world’s attention. Mortal The stories are so unique that Predator’s Gold, the follow-up to it is perhaps no surprise that, on its Engines, was published in September 2003 . It was publication, the fi rst title in the series, ght the and has been widely acclaimed Mortal Engines, immediately cau also selected for the YA Best Books by the book buyers. 5. The attention of reviewers and American Library Association in 200 r several Infernal Devices The book was shortlisted fo highly anticipated sequel nal book awards and was the Gold Award Winner followed in March 2004, and the fi , published at the Nestle Smarties Book Prize in 2002 in the series A Darkling Plain ook of the Year and won the Blue Peter B in March 2006, was awarded the prestigious Awards in 2003. the fact Guardian Children’s Fiction prize. What might be more surprising is Philip has also written a series for was Philip’s fi rst published Buster Bayliss about a that Mortal Engines younger readers called Brighton, Philip had novel. Born and raised in boy who always seems to attract trouble and ng stories since the ious shown a passion for writi gets caught up in some far-fetched but hilar ked for a itten and illustrated age of fi ve. When he grew up he wor adventures. He has also wr n and Dead number of years in a bookshop in Brighto nitive guide to Nelson for the theatre, co-writing, the defi illiant also became involved in the Famous series and has illustrated the br , published in May 2006. producing and directing a number of no-budgetd has Urgum the Axeman projects. He then began illustrating an round 40 children’s Philip now lives in Dartmoor with his since provided cartoons for a ling Horrible wife and son where he enjoys walking, drawing, books, including the best-sel and Dead Famous writing and reading. Histories, Murderous Maths Photocopiable

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