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Rob Stevens
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Publisher | Macmillan Children's Books | ||
ISBN | 9780330456692 | ||
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Wendy
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Synopsis
When Christopher Columbus-wannabe Rupert Lilywhite decides to set sail and discover a new land - it's all the rage in the fifteenth century - Walter Bailey and his twelve-year-old nephew Hugo are employed as the ship's mapmakers. And when the sailors do eventually spot a mystery island, it is Walter and Hugo who are dispatched to investigate (nobody else can be bothered).
Arriving on a beach of purple sand, the intrepid pair believe that they have found paradise . . . until Walter is picked off by a giant flying rat. But with the help of some weird and wonderful talking creatures, including Pigasus the flutterhog, Delphina the water-breathing merphin and Savage, the tiny but fearless mouse, Hugo is given a chance to save his uncle and put his mapmaking training to the test.
Review
This is the first book in the Map Maker Monsters series about Hugo and his Uncle Walter who is a Map Maker by trade.
Uncle Walter and Hugo are on a voyage to discover different lands and record their findings. A hiliarous story with Hugo and Savage escaping from different situations as they try to solve the mystery of the Silver Acorn.
I enjoyed this book so much with its assortment of strange characters and the names that they were given.My favourite is Norah Tall becouse he is twelve inches high and has shoes that talk in rhyme.
A fantastic book with a fast moving plot which is easy to read and very funny. I loved it.
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