Fergus Crane( Series - Far-flung Adventures )

A new series by the dream-team creators of the Edge Chronicles begins with this fantastic Roald Dahl-esque adventure about a young boy who is whisked away by a flying mechanical horse to meet his long-lost uncle. Includes a fold-out map. Illustrations.

"FERGUS CRANE YOU ARE IN GREAT DANGER I AM SENDING HELP.
Signed T. C., your long-lost Uncle Theo
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Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life--having lessons taught by rather odd teachers on the school ship "Betty Jeanne "and helping his mother in the bakery. But then a mysterious flying box appears at the window of his waterfront home and Fergus is plunged headlong into an exciting adventure The box is followed by a winged mechanical horse that whisks him off to meet his long-lost uncle and his penguin helpers, Finn, Bill, and Jackson. Fergus finds out that his teachers are not quite what they seem-- they're actually pirates Can Fergus and his winged horse save his schoolmates on the far-off Fire Island? And who else will he find there?