Monster Mission by Eva Ibbotson

Monster Mission by Eva Ibbotson

A secret island sanctuary for endangered magical creatures is the backdrop for Eva Ibbotson's quirky middle-grade adventure with a timely message of conservation at its heart - perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures and Roald Dahl . . .

Three elderly, eccentric sisters – Aunts Etta, Coral, and Myrtle – run a secret island sanctuary for injured magical creatures, including mermaids, the strange and enormous boobrie bird, selkies, and the helpless baby of the legendary kraken.

Realizing they are too old to maintain the mission, the Aunts travel to London and controversially 'kidnap' three children – the resourceful Minette, the well-mannered Fabio, and the spoiled Lambert – to train as their successors.

While Minette and Fabio quickly embrace their duties caring for the creatures, Lambert sabotages the operation by contacting his ruthless, money-hungry father, Mr. Sprott, who arrives intending to turn the unique menagerie into a theme park. It is up to the children, the aunts and the 'monsters' to team up and save the island from the real monster . . .

'Wildly original and wholly satisfying' - The Guardian

Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Dog and His Boy, was published in May 2011.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781035047123
ISBN 10	1035047128
Title	Monster Mission
Author	Ibbotson Eva
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Macmillan Children's Books
Year published	2027-01-14
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.