Will Jakeman is an inventor - perhaps the best inventor there has ever been! Read all about his childhood, the terrible fate of his parents, and about the incredible machines he invented -with stunning two-colour detailed illustrations, and the chance to invent your very own Marvellous Mechanimal!

Will Jakeman is an extraordinary inventor, perhaps the best there has ever been!

People come from far and wide to buy his 'Mechanimals' - incredible machines that come to life and perform all sorts of amazing tasks. For example, Steel-Skull the gorilla, perfect for dealing with bullies, and The Armoured Armadillo, a magnificent machine that can barge through most obstacles and is even armed with a gunge gun ... Learn all about Will Jakeman's childhood, the terrible fate of his parents, and discover whether the evil Ida Gripp ever gets her hands on his marvellous mechanimals ...

"Nick Ward’s utterly brilliant... story about a boy inventor is in an absolute class of its own. Full of amazing diagrams of Will’s mechanimal inventions as well as newspaper excerpts, cartoons and illustrated text, it’s a complete inspiration and a great story with plenty of action...Highly recommended." - Book Trust

"With stunning two-colour, elaborately detailed illustrations, and the chance to invent your very own Marvellous Mechanimal, this marvellously original and ingenious book is packed full of knockabout fun, amazing illustrations... and the strangest menagerie you will see this year!" - Lancashire Post