Rob Lloyd Jones

Wild Boy is a deliciously chilling look at the seedy underbelly of Victorian England. Abandoned at birth by his parents because of his appearance, Wild Boy, grows up taunted and teased by the other boys in the workhouse where he spent his formative years. At the age of eight he is rescued from the workhouse by a carnival barker and forced to perform in a sideshow. Luckily, for Wild Boy he has found a friend, another performer, named Sir Oswald. When Wild Boy is framed for murder he must use show more his exceptional powers of deduction to crack the case. What an excellent read! The author does a wonderful job of depicting the wretched conditions of the carnival life as well as the grimy London setting. I enjoyed seeing how Wild Boy's character evolved and became more accepting of himself and thus more self assured. A must read for historical fiction.enthusiasts! 5 stars!!! show less

For a kid interested in space this book is just brilliant. The lay-out is catchy and awesome, with fantastic, very lively and colourful illustrations. There's a lot of flaps to lift and, even, flaps within flaps! Plus, the middle pages open up to reveal the solar system in a very attractive fashion. Interestingly, the topics covered are also broad enough to embrace from astronomy (planets, moon, sun and stars etc.) to space exploration (human and not etc.) and a quick brush up of star show more gazing's history. The informations might be simple and not that instructive for a kid already passionate by the topic (as is my 6 years old boy, who didn't learn that much new here) but, the whole is so beautiful and superbly designed that, it still is a great way to feed their insane imagination and sense of wonder (indeed, my boy keep coming back to it again and again). This book is a pure jewel for little minds thinking and dreaming big. show less

Londres, 1841. El pequeño Wild Boy, un niño cubierto completamente de pelo, es recogido del hospicio en el que fue abandonado por un personaje sin escrúpulos que regenta un puesto en la Parada de los Monstruos de un circo. Aquí tendrá que vivir en pésimas condiciones, maltratado dentro y fuera del escenario. Sólo disfruta durante el tiempo en que puede observar a la gente que visita el circo, desarrollando un don que ya poseía antes en potencia, el de la observación y la deducción. show more Pero su vida no tardará en complicarse aún más, cuando sea acusado injustamente de asesinato.

‘Wild Boy, el Chico Salvaje’ (Wild Boy, 2013), de Rob Lloyd Jones, es una magnífica novela de aventuras de corte juvenil, aunque no por ello escatima al lector las partes más crueles y despiadadas. Tiene algo de Charles Dickens, y mucho del Sherlock Holmes de Arthur Conan Doyle, ya que de un simple vistazo, Wild Boy es capaz de saber la profesión y hábitos de cualquiera, así como seguir pistas. La edición está muy cuidada y es de agradable lectura. Sin duda, una novela muy recomendable. show less

This is a fun, neat , ingenious book giving a glimpse into the interiors of a number of landmark buildings around the world. a good selection of countries but nothing from Russia or China . It a cleverly designed and constructed books you lift little flaps to peep inside . It is full of drawings , hardly to scale but keeps on intriguing as you open doors and lift fronts off the page . It will appeal to children of all ages and is a book for grandparents to share with their grandchildren . It show more is a book of delights and pleasures aimed at the American and British markets . show less