This is inkheart, a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. I would easily go through a book a day, surprising both my parents and my teachers. Inkheart by cornelia funke books, resources, supplies. 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. Inkheart propelled cornelia funke to global success, making her one of the bestselling german authors of all time. Explore inkheart, an online literary experience from flashlight readers, lets fans of the cornelia funke book go inside their favorite read. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Inkheart by cornelia funke, 9781908435118, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Download and read online for free inkheart by cornelia funke. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. In inkheart by cornelia funke, meggie is living with her father, who has a secret power. 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. Take the inkheart quiz to find out which character is most like them.
When she was three, he read aloud from a book called inkheart and released characters into the real world. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. 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. Speak your mind by writing an editorial with help from this stepbystep workshop. 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. A look inside the real life dream of cornelia funkes world. The webmaster was cornelias sister, insa, who currently also manages cornelias new fansite.
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. Meggie has had her father to herself since her mother went away when she was young. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. But her father has a deep secret he posseses an extraordinary magical power. Inkheart by cornelia funke paperback book the parent store. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Hardcover editions of each of inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath are included, all at one great price. According to a 2007 poll, the national education association named this work one of its teachers top 100 books for children. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Signed by the author, cornelia funke, to the title page.
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. 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. The thief lord was adapted for audio five cassettes, read by simon jones, listening library, 2002. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her fathers past. I have all of cornelia funkes books but dragonrider is my favorite.
Inkheart trilogy inkspell, inkheart, inkdeath, dragon rider, thief lord. 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. Buy inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 1 by cornelia funke isbn. Her incredible world of imagination actually takes place in books. It is hard to avoid preciosity in books about books, but here funke pulls off the feat with vigor. Cornelia funke fans used to be the fansite for cornelia funke. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave.
She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Out of the blue, a stranger shows up who seems to have a history with her father. See more ideas about inkheart series, books and book worms. 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. Learn more about cornelia funke and the inkheart trilogy. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy.
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. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Inkheart by cornelia funke at the best online ebook storage. Inkheart was the first novel of an eventual trilogy written by funke. 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. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. 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. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. This story within a story will delight not just fantasy fans, but all readers who like an exciting plot with largerthanlife characters. She was born in dorsten, germany to helmi and karlheinz funke.
I remember, when i was younger, i would devour every book i came across crime, scifi, fantasy, romace anything at all. Who is this sinister character and what does he want. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. 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. The pans labyrinth series is written with guillermo del toro. 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. 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. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1254405 ratings. 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.
Students will finding express their opinions in answer to four different questions about the book inkhearts characters. Suddenly meggie is involved in a breathless game of escape and intrigue as her fathers life is put in danger. 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. Cornelia funke is the author of books for children, and in her native germany, she is the most popular childrens book writer after j. If you like cornelia funke books, youll love jeanne duprau.