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Lox, the gate-keeper of the spider kingdom under the hedge in Ben's garden, asks Ben for help again. The Spider Wizard needs three special ingredients before the next full moon to make a magic potion to cure the Spider prince, but can ben find them in time? He meets some unusual creatures on his quest who are not all as scary as they first seem. Ben wants to tell his best friend Jess but she'd rather spend time with the new girl in school, so he asks his gran instead. They look for clues on the computer and in the library, but how much does Gran really know, and will she tell Ben a secret that will keep him safe from Spindra, the evil sister of the Spider Queen?

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Publié par	Troubador Publishing Ltd
Date de parution	23 mai 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781838599577
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Praise for Ben and The Spider Gate
“A heart-warming and magical tale which will really capture your child’s imagination. My son really enjoyed the book and very much identified with Ben and Lox. Each evening he wanted to hear the next instalment and was very captured by the story.”
Maria Grachvogel: London-based Fashion Designer
(Pre-readers)
From Howell’s Junior School (Independent Girls’ School):
(Year 2 only – July 2015)
The author and ex-Howell’s girl Angela Fish visited Year 2 today. Angela’s book “Ben and the Spider Gate” isn’t out until this September, but we were lucky enough to be sent a sneak preview copy a few weeks ago and so were thrilled to meet the author. We all had masses of questions to ask Angela, not only about the story, but also how she writes her books and where she gets her ideas. We saw illustrations from the book and learned all about the process of how it was published. We then had a real treat when Angela read out an extract from the next book in the series and had a huge surprise when she left us a copy of the new story to read. It won’t be out until Spring next year so this is a real thrill – thank you so much, Angela!
St Michael’s R C Primary (mixed):
(Years 2, 3 and 4 participated)
Classroom Assistant: I sat in when the class teacher was reading Ben and the Spider Gate to the children at story time. It was clear from their faces that they were enjoying it. When it was time to finish the session, even I didn’t want the teacher to stop!
Teacher: The pupils were really keen to move on from chapter to chapter. I think they would have been happy to have heard the book all in one go! They were keen to find out more about how the story was written, so Angela Fish was invited in on World Book Day in March and I think she was surprised at the number of questions that they asked. I know that the teachers in the other classes that read the story feel the same way.
Pupils: ‘Gran was my favourite – I think she’s wise and she’s kind.’
‘I liked Scoot because he’s like my dog – clever but a bit naughty.’
‘ Ben was naughty to go into the woods and to take Jess with him, but he was only trying to help Lox and the other spiders.’
Extract from a review on ‘That’s Christmas’ (part of ‘That’s Books’ site) by Martin S.
http://thatschristmas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/ben-and-spider-gate.html?spref=bl
Ben and the Spider Gate is a fantastic hardback book by Angela Fish. It is a stunningly well-written and delightful book for children and parents and very well-illustrated with some engaging and enchanting artwork throughout the book.
Extract from review by Brian Lee, in Cowbridge Gem and also in Bridgend and Porthcawl Recorder
Illustrated with some beautiful black and white drawings, it is the kind of book you will enjoy reading to your young children or grandchildren.
Amazon.co.uk review:
My children aged 3 and 6 were hooked by this story and wouldn’t let me stop until we finished it all. I liked it as much as they did as it was quite different to the normal children stories we read. We can’t wait to read the next one when it’s released. *****
Amazon. co.uk review:
We bought a Kindle Fire for our daughter for Christmas and she really wanted to read this book as the Author came into her school to talk about it. She was really pleased with it! ****
ALSO BY ANGELA FISH
Ben and the Spider Gate
BEN AND THE SPIDER PRINCE
Angela Fish
Illustrated by Michael Avery
Copyright © 2019 Angela Fish
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For my family, with thanks for your encouragement and support.
Contents
Chapter 1: Lox Asks For Help Again
Chapter 2: Gran Tells Ben The Secret
Chapter 3: Ben Learns The Magic Rhymes
Chapter 4: Ben Tells Gran About The Spider Prince
Chapter 5: Gran Gives Ben The Power
Chapter 6: Ben Meets The Spider Wizard
Chapter 7: Ben And Gran Begin The Search
Chapter 8: The Book
Chapter 9: The Rowan Tree And The Kingfisher
Chapter 10: Scoot Gives Jess A Fright
Chapter 11: The Barbecue And The Owl
Chapter 12: Ben And Jess Receive A Present
Ben’s Shrinking Rhyme
Read on to see what Ben and Jess do next
Ben and the Spider Gate
1
Lox Asks For Help Again
It was the last day of February and it was snowing. Ben was looking out of his bedroom window at his back garden. He could see the sparrows pecking at the seeds in the bird feeder. It usually made him laugh to see them pushing each other off the feeder, but today he was sad. His gran, who lived with Ben and his mum and dad, was in hospital. She’d fallen on the stairs and had hurt her foot. She’d been in hospital for nine weeks, and Ben really missed her.
He thought about the adventure he’d had last autumn. The magpies had stolen and broken the magic gate to the spider kingdom that was under the hedge at the bottom of Ben’s garden. Ben and his best friend, Jess, had helped Lox, the guardian of the kingdom, to find the pieces of the gate. They’d been in trouble for going into the woods on their own, and Ben had hurt himself, but all that seemed like a long time ago now. He was sure that his gran knew a lot more about the strange things that had happened in the garden, and he wanted to talk to her about it.
Ben heard a scratching at his door and when he opened it his little black and white dog, Scoot, rushed in.
‘Hello Scoot,’ Ben patted the dog’s head. ‘What are you doing up here?’ Scoot wagged his tail hard.
‘Good morning sleepyhead,’ Ben’s mum came into his room as well. ‘The hospital have just telephoned and said that Gran can come home tomorrow. Jess’s mum said you can wait at their house when Dad and I go to fetch her. All right?’
‘That’s great!’ Ben clapped his hands and Scoot barked.

The next day Ben’s dad took him to Jess’s house. He was still a bit worried because his mum had told him that Gran would need to rest a lot and that she wouldn’t be able to walk properly for a while.
‘Don’t worry,’ Jess’s mother said. ‘I’m sure your gran will be right as rain very soon.’
Ben looked at Jess. ‘What does that mean? Right as rain . There’s nothing right with rain. It’s wet and you can’t go out to play.’
‘Suppose so,’ Jess said, screwing up her nose, ‘but if we didn’t have any rain then things wouldn’t grow. Then we wouldn’t have enough to eat and there’d be no water to drink and–’
‘All right clever clogs,’ Ben interrupted. ‘No need to go on about it!’
‘Sorry, Ben. Friends?’ Jess gave him a “thumbs-up” sign and he did the same.
‘I’m sorry too,’ he said.
At two o’clock Ben’s dad came for him. Ben was so excited! As soon as the car had stopped he jumped out and ran into the house.
‘Gran! Gran, where are you?’ he called.
‘I’m in my favourite chair,’ Gran called back.
‘I’m glad you’re home.’ Ben hugged her. ‘I want to talk to you about something.’
‘Thank you,’ Gran patted his back. ‘It’s good to see you, too. Now, let me get settled and maybe tomorrow we can have a long chat. There are some things I need to tell you too.’ She winked at him.
‘You mean secret things, don’t you?’ Ben’s eyes opened wide.
‘Maybe I do, Ben. Maybe I do,’ Gran said.

Ben didn’t think he’d be able to rest at all that night, but as soon as his mum put out his bedroom light he fell into a deep sleep. Then, just as the light was beginning to creep through his curtains, he thought he could hear someone calling to him. He sat up in bed and looked around. There it was again and it seemed to be coming from somewhere near the window. Ben jumped out of bed and pulled back the curtains. He nearly fell over when he saw who was there. It was Lox! Ben opened the window as quietly as he could and let the spider in.