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Mr Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise

Mr Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise

Published in
2019
4.21
on Goodreads (231)

Description

From the international bestselling creator of Claude comes a brand new Mr Penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this series from Alex T. Smith. Follow Mr Penguin and his trusty sidekick Colin (the spider) as they head off to the Pyramids! When they receive a ransom letter for their good friend Edith, they're on their most important mission yet. Can they find the mysterious object that the kidnapper is demanding? Will Mr Penguin complete the three impossible tasks - and get home in time for a fish finger sandwich ...? Find out in the third Mr Penguin book with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design. Praise for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure : 'Addictive slapstick' - Guardian 'The perfect introduction to mystery stories' - Scotsman Claude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is now a TV star on Disney Junior. Alex T. Smith was a World Book Day Illustrator. Follow him on Twitter @Alex_T_Smith
Age
8-12
Text complexity
proficient
Length
288 pages
Book in series
#3

Why to read

  • Engaging and humorous plot
  • Lovable animal characters
  • Introduces basic detective work
  • Teaches the value of teamwork