Discussion guide written by connie rockman, childrens literature consultant and adjunct professor of literature for children and young adults at the university of bridgeport and sacred heart university, and editor of the. Meggie stares at the magpies bandages legs, which angers the magpie. Meggie thought this first whisper sounded a little different from one book to. When a disturbing stranger named dustfingers intrudes on their peace, she gradually discovers that the barrier between books and the real world is permeable and that an illfated. The questions are broken out into sections, so they focus on specific chapters within inkheart. Inkheart family covers a wide range of different styles such as script, brush, sans and many other display styles drawn in the same size so they naturally fit together. Originally released in germanspeaking europe, the english translation of the third book, entitled inkdeath, by anthea bell was released in october 2008. Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. The author offers a book within a book and allows the reader to experience the beauty of both. Elinor screamed and directed a torrent of curses at basta that meggie had never. Its a story about people who make storiesthe people who write them, who bind them into books, and who live them. It is hard to avoid preciosity in books about books, but here funke pulls off the feat with vigor.
Farid seeks out meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book. Inkheart also has catchwords, patterns and ornaments that play perfectly with the letterfonts. Mo entrusts a book to elinor, but is all secretive about it. Inkspell inkheart trilogy by cornelia funke inkspell inkheart trilogy just a few chapters into inkspell, mo a. But for dustfinger, the fireeater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. Free download or read online inkheart pdf epub book. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder.
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of inkheart, and the story. This is a comprehensive set of questions designed to be completed while students are viewing the fantasy film inkheart. It is a story about a young girl, meggie, and her father, mortimer or mo for. The inkheart trilogyseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. They dont end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.
Now the villain, capricorn, whom mo accidentally released from a book called inkheart, is determined to capture mo, meggie, and the book, and force mo to read both. Inkheart by cornelia funke chapters 1 5 summary and analysis. Inkheart by cornelia funke chapters 610 summary and analysis. The questions include both comprehension style and identification of basic film techniques. Use these questions for quizzes, homework assignments or tests. This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of inkheart. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart and.
Meggie cannot concentrate because she is worried about mo and the shots, so only pretends to be reading to herselfthe magpie does not want to see the shadow in her room. The book she had been reading was under her pillow, pressing its cover against her ear as if to lure her back into its printed pages. In this tale of adventure and fantasy by the author of the thief lord. The peasants only defense is a band of outlaws led by the bluejaymos fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. Mo decides to bail with meggie, and dustfinger tags along as they go to visit mos absent wifes aunt, elinor. With the inkheart writing program, students will explore characters and plots that will help them in writing their own creative narrative. But her father has a deep secrethe possesses an extraordinary magical power. Download inkheart by cornelia funke book book pdf pdf epub or you can purchase the book from amazon.
Mostly set in northern italy and the parallel world of the fictional inkheart book, the central story arc concerns the magic of books, their characters and creatures, and the art of reading. Jun 01, 2005 inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 paperback june 1 2005 by cornelia funke author, anthea bell translator 4. Fire devours books, he always said, but she was twelve years old, she surely could be trusted to keep an eye on a couple of candle flames. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room.
Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and the reckless series. Inkspell inkheart trilogy by cornelia funke inkspellinkheart trilogy just a few chapters into inkspell, mo a. Inkheart by cornelia funke is the first series in the inkheart trilogy. See all 37 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Or, better yet, the reader transportedquite literallyinto the makebelieve world of a novel. Silvertongue sagely says to his daughter, stories never really end, meggie, even if the books like to pretend they do. Funke weaves a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. Inkheart students can listen to a passage from the book. Inkheart inkheart by cornelia funke this unit plan includes 3 lessons, several graphic organizers, discussion questions, and vocabulary words. First edition stated first printing with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Im sure it must be very comfortable sleeping with a hard, rectangular thing like that under your head, her father had teased the first time he found a book under her pillow. When he reads aloud from books, he brings the characters to lifeliterally. He read so lyrically from the the book inkheart, that several of the book s wicked characters ended up blinking and cursing on his cottage floor.
Mo proceeds to tell meggie about the event that occurred when she was just 3 years old. Meggie finds the turned down corner on the book inkheart indicating where she is to start. But despite the slow pacing and repetition, this is a rousing adventure. As with cornelia funkes previous book, the thief lord, some kids will be put off by the leisurely pace of inkheart, while others will be enthralled by the unusual story. The 180 multiple choice questions in this lesson plan will test a students recall and understanding of inkheart. He then forces mo to read treasures out of books, since his useless reader, darius, could not do it. The main characters of this young adult, fantasy story are meggie folchart, mortimer folchart.
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. Meggies father, mo, has an wonderful and sometimes terrible ability. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. But this ability is a curse when someone comes out of a book, someone else from our world goes into the book, and this, meggie learns, is how she lost her mother many years ago. What is the ending to the book inkheart by cornelia funke. Student worksheets for film study of inkheart by jennifer. The first edition of the novel was published in september 23rd 2003, and was written by cornelia funke. Meggie is a stalwart heroine, and the villains are truly creepy and brutal perhaps too much so for some children. Mo had recently picked up a new batch of used books one of which was inkheart.
It was recommended to me by my 12 year old niece as her very favorite book. Were hugely excited to see dragon rider and the griffins feather as books of the month in wh smith and waterstones respectively. Questions may be easily added, removed or reworded to suit the level of your students. She had five candlesticks on the windowsill, and she was just holding the lighted match to one of the black wicks when she heard footsteps outside. Inkheart by cornelia funke at the best online ebook storage. Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and. Inkheart taps into every readers desire for her beloved characters to be brought to life, and shows just what happens when they bring their world into ours. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ever since the extraordinary events of inkspell, when the enchanted book inkheart drew meggie and her father, mo, into its chapters, life in the inkworld has been more tragic than magical. Inkheart by cornelia funke, 9781908435118, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. The dragons are back and soaring into bookshops everywhere this month.
He read so lyrically from the the book inkheart, that several of the books wicked characters ended up blinking and cursing on his cottage floor. Inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath inkworld, by cornelia funke. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. From the author of the sensational new york times bestseller the thief lord comes a thrilling new adventure about magic and selfdiscovery. Inkheart and the thief lord are both available as audiobooks from listening library, a division of random house audio. Ebook inkspell as pdf download portable document format. Inkheart by cornelia funke chapters 2630 summary and analysis. Meggie loves stories, but her bookbinding father, mo, hasnt read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared some years ago. When a disturbing stranger named dustfingers intrudes on their peace, she gradually discovers that the barrier between books and the real world is permeable and that an illfated readaloud. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without meggie thinking of inkheart, the book whose characters became real. Aug 04, 2011 buy inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 1 by cornelia funke isbn.
I just love inkheart and im reading inkspell now for the second time be4 i read inkdeath. Perhaps theres another, much larger story behind the printed one, a story. That night meggies mother chose inkheart for mo to read that because she liked books that took her to another place. Pdf inkheart book download online reading sanctuary. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare. Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy. Inkheart is a handmade font family of 22 fonts designed to play together. The fireeater dustfinger is dead, having sacrificed his life for his apprentice farids. Pdf inkheart book by cornelia funke free download 548. Meggie, an avid reader, lives alone with her father, a bookbinder. In the story, a good reader can taste the words, making the stories and characters come alive. The fireeater dustfinger is dead, having sacrificed his life. Order of cornelia funke books cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels.
It is full of books whose pages whisper to meggie, beckoning her to join their worlds. Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the book one of its teachers top 100 books for children. So we put some books in a book so you can read while you read. Inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 paperback june 1 2005 by cornelia funke author, anthea bell translator 4. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 548 pages and is available in paperback format. The adderheadhis immortality bound in a book by meggies father, mohas ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. Inkheart discussion guide mortimer is a bookbinder and has passed on his great love of books to his daughter meggie, but he has never read aloud. Mo discovered his power when maggie was just a baby. One night a guy named dustfinger comes to see mo, and they talk about some dude whos on his trail capricorn.