In the last few months a few wonderful new series titles for younger readers have popped onto the shelves. Here are some of the ones that I enjoyed.
This new series Animal Rescue, from the amazing Jackie French, is sure to be devoured by young readers. It is full of adventure and excitement and just a little amazingness thrown in (there is a boy who can talk to animals) which will have readers searching for more. Each title is devised around an animal being in danger and needing to be rescued. There are also factual end-notes that give facts and explain the present day danger faced by the animals.
Elephant Alert (Animal Rescue Series #1) Jackie French (Scholastic):
Leo can talk to animals and his best friend's a guinea pig! One moment he is in his backyard staring at his guinea pig and the next moment he is on a beach in Indonesia as part of a recue team, getting there in a rocket that is made from recycled plastic bottles and piloted by Mozz, a very clever girl who lives with her mad scientist grandmother.
Leo talks to the elephants on the island but they elephants won't move to higher ground. If they don't a fast approaching tsunami will wash them out to sea and soon the elephants and Leo are in deep trouble. The elephants are there for a special reason, but will they get away in time?
also available Gorilla Grab.
The kids love the titles that are in these and the librarians tell me they can’t keep enough of them.
Meet the Vampiresons (Freak Street #13) Knife & Packer (Scholastic)
This is the thirteenth title in this series about a very freaky group of families that live on Freak Street and this family flies around the neighbourhood on wings. It could be frightening having a blood sucking family on the street, although with aliens and zombies on the street it couldn’t be too more frightening, but these vampires have given up their blood sucking ways! This book continues the fun of Freak Street with well designed pages and lots of bright colour throughout.
Mrs Vampireson is a dentist specialising in the treatment of fangs and ‘monster dentistry’ so when the shark at the local aquarium needs a special set of razor sharp teeth it is this dentist who is charged with the job of supplying them. Crazy adventures happen - the gigantic teeth are stolen from the back of the car they are being delivered in; the star chef for Junior Superchef has fallen from grace; and there is a werewolf – with missing teeth.
Torlavasaur (Boy vs Beast Battle of the Mega-Mutants #13) Mac Park (Scholastic)
Beasts have escaped from the Outlands and are back in Beastium and fighting in the fire land. These beasts are new, not those encountered by Kai in earlier battles but there are similarities. They are Mega-mutants. And this time Kai must join forces with Jay and together they must defeat the new beasts.
These books are wonderful reads for young boys wanting to read their first chapter books. The print is large, and they are filled with illustrations and all the technical gadgetry they can imagine to help them defeat the creatures. Two new Boy vs Beast titles, Torlavasaur and also Chillteratan, are sure to be popular.
Enjoy the reads!
Elephant Alert (Animal Rescue Series #1) Jackie French (Scholastic):
Leo can talk to animals and his best friend's a guinea pig! One moment he is in his backyard staring at his guinea pig and the next moment he is on a beach in Indonesia as part of a recue team, getting there in a rocket that is made from recycled plastic bottles and piloted by Mozz, a very clever girl who lives with her mad scientist grandmother.
Leo talks to the elephants on the island but they elephants won't move to higher ground. If they don't a fast approaching tsunami will wash them out to sea and soon the elephants and Leo are in deep trouble. The elephants are there for a special reason, but will they get away in time?
also available Gorilla Grab.
The kids love the titles that are in these and the librarians tell me they can’t keep enough of them.
This is the thirteenth title in this series about a very freaky group of families that live on Freak Street and this family flies around the neighbourhood on wings. It could be frightening having a blood sucking family on the street, although with aliens and zombies on the street it couldn’t be too more frightening, but these vampires have given up their blood sucking ways! This book continues the fun of Freak Street with well designed pages and lots of bright colour throughout.
Mrs Vampireson is a dentist specialising in the treatment of fangs and ‘monster dentistry’ so when the shark at the local aquarium needs a special set of razor sharp teeth it is this dentist who is charged with the job of supplying them. Crazy adventures happen - the gigantic teeth are stolen from the back of the car they are being delivered in; the star chef for Junior Superchef has fallen from grace; and there is a werewolf – with missing teeth.
Beasts have escaped from the Outlands and are back in Beastium and fighting in the fire land. These beasts are new, not those encountered by Kai in earlier battles but there are similarities. They are Mega-mutants. And this time Kai must join forces with Jay and together they must defeat the new beasts.
These books are wonderful reads for young boys wanting to read their first chapter books. The print is large, and they are filled with illustrations and all the technical gadgetry they can imagine to help them defeat the creatures. Two new Boy vs Beast titles, Torlavasaur and also Chillteratan, are sure to be popular.
Enjoy the reads!
