Is it ever a good idea to play with time?
Diggory Turner is the horologist in charge of the clocks on Big Ben and his son Isaac loves to help him sorting the weights & pennies out that make the clock one of the most important timepieces in Britain. But one night Diggory goes missing. Isaac is worried and mystified. His only hope is Hattie, the daughter of the Speaker of the House of Commons. Hattie knows all the shortcuts, staff only passages and broom cupboards throughout the Palace of Westminster and spends a lot of time up on the rooftop watching.
Is it coincidence that Diggory has gone missing just as a new law is being debated about New Time. The existing 24hour clock would be replaced by a digital clock. Ten hours in a day, one hundred minutes in an hour & one hundred seconds in a minute. It could cause chaos.
Isaac and Hattie discover a trail of conspiracy and deceit as they follow the clues that Diggory has left for them. Their adventure takes us around Big Ben, to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, and the National Physical Laboratory in S W London & we learn a lot about time, clocks & timepieces and how the Palace of Westminster works.
This is a great story, with Sam Sedgman taking us on a page turning adventure with wonderful illustrations by Stephanie Shafer & Thy Bui including a map and cross section of Big Ben. I really need to plan a visit to the Royal Observatory on my next visit to London. The good news is that there a plans for a second book about Isaac Turner.
Discover more books by Sam Sedgman including the amazing Adventures on Trains series here: https://childrensbooksequels.co.uk/authors/name/sam-sedgman
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