"With all the ingredients of a cracking fantasy adventure (devious baddies, a golden flying bathtub, a heartbroken baby dragon and even an appearance by the Loch Ness Monster), this is an original, entertaining and compelling tale with quite a few nail-biting moments."
Booktrust UK
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Rowena's comment; A wonderful fast paced adventure. I enjoyed the honesty of Ember and her Troubles. Then her teacher, Mrs Rickety-knees, quietly recognising that both Ember & Arno's would make a perfect apprentice vet team. Loved the Scottish setting.
My favourite quote "that adventures are a hundred times better when shared"
The publishers have noted a read age of 9+, however I feel personally my 7 year old self would have enjoyed it.
A magical NEW story filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world of daring dragons and magical maladies by the best-selling author of Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone . . .
Rowena (Tawa Books & Post) checked out Abi Elphinstone's introduction of the book on the youtube channel ReadingZone, very interesting & it's now on my reading list....
Click here to visit Abi's intro on www.youtube.com
'This new fantasy series for younger readers is bubbling with action and imagination... A joy.' The Daily Mail
'Elphinstone has the confidence to embrace fantasy's most popular tropes - unicorns, dragons, dark-hearted villains - and make them thoroughly her own.' The Telegraph
Rusty Fizzbang, vet to magical beasts, needs an apprentice. Ember Spark, looking for adventure, is his newest recruit - and together with an unlikely friend, Arno, she is sent to help a baby dragon whose parents have gone missing. But keeping magical beasts a secret isn't an easy task, especially with arch-villain, Jasper Hornswoggle, hot on their heels and keen to derail them...
Fantasy
Age: From 8 years
Paperback
Abi Elphinstone, Kristina Kister
256 pages
H: 198mm W: 130mm Spine: 16mm