Robin Oliver Boyden – illustratör

When Michael Wilson keeps hearing an unusual sound at night, he calls on his friends Liv and Leo to help him to work out what''s causing it. The three young neighbours, known as the Mysterious Makers of Shaker Street, build a tool to amplify the sound, and they soon discover that an empty neighbouring house is actually occupied. Will the Mysterious Makers put an end to the troubling noise once and for all? Readers can become makers themselves by following included instructions to re-create the tools the Shaker Street kids use to solve the mystery, while a glossary, discussion questions and writing prompts make this a great addition for libraries.

Ten-year-old Michael Wilson notices that strange things are happening at old Mrs Vernon''s house, just two down from his Shaker Street home. Crates are going in and out of the house all night long, and Mrs Vernon, a curator at an art museum, has wet paint in her garden of all places. Can Michael and his friends Liv and Leo put their maker skills to work and create some gadgets to figure out what the odd old woman is up to? After the mystery''s solved, readers can re-create the Mysterious Makers'' tools with included instructions, and a glossary, discussion questions and writing prompts offer reading support.

The brown house at the end of Shaker Street is a bit shady. Everyone who moves in gets scared off. Liv is convinced the house is haunted by the ghost of its late owner, General Pablo Carlos, but Michael doesn''t buy it and Leo wants nothing to do with ghosts! One thing''s for certain, something fishy is going on. The Mysterious Makers set to making a ghost detector to determine just what''s behind the spirit on Shaker Street. Real-life makers can keep the fun going and create their own detector and levitating ghost with instructions at the end of the book, and a glossary and reader questions make this a great choice for libraries.

Shaker Street residents are finding holes all over their gardens. Are animals to blame? Are aliens?! Michael, Liv and Leo-the Mysterious Makers of Shaker Street-decide to investigate what''s behind all the destroyed landscapes. After gathering some clues, the makers put their creativity and building know-how to work with a homemade metal detector. Will the makers'' latest projects lead them to a space ship or a sinister neighbour? A glossary and reader questions provide support to the young reader, and when the story''s over, readers can become makers themselves by re-creating the gadgets with instructions included at the end of the book.