The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle
The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle
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Summary
The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. A world of characters and adventures to inspire conservation and inventive ways to recycle.
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The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle by Sally Gardner
The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. Mother-and-daughter duo, prizewinning Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry, create a fun world of characters and adventures in their empowering new series for 5-8 year olds inspiring conservation and inventive ways to recycle. On the Tindims' island home, Bottle Mountain is growing terrifyingly tall with rubbish. So tall that one night it breaks away. Across the ocean, a boy discovers Bottle Mountain bobbing by the seashore. For the first time ever the Tindims are discovered and get to meet the Long Legs and Little Legs. Can the Tindims and the humans help each other to save the planet? Printed in dyslexia-friendly font with pictures on every page and perfect for the reluctant reader, the Tindims show keen young ecologists how to help protect our planet for the future.
Combining eccentric characters, short chapters and lively illustrations, this delightful new series is ideal for confident, independent readersFull of joy and laughter, this quirky adventure also carries an important environmental message about waste, pollution and recycling * BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021 *
Children will love them and their recycled world, and these stories are beautifully accessible and perfectly illustrated by Lydia Corry * LoveReading4Kids *
A heart-warming adventure with some wonderful surprises along the way. A must read for any Tindims fans! * VIP Reading *
Pacy, with fun characters and gorgeous black and white illustrations this story cleverly weaves ecological themes into an action-packed adventure * City Kids Magazine *
This book reminds me of the Borrowers from my childhood; a group of tiny characters making use of plastic and other rubbish cast adrift into the sea by the Longlegs... A great read for any aspiring young conservationist and a fabulous 'hook-book' for any KS1 environmental topic in school' * ReadingZone *
Children will love them and their recycled world, and these stories are beautifully accessible and perfectly illustrated by Lydia Corry * LoveReading4Kids *
A heart-warming adventure with some wonderful surprises along the way. A must read for any Tindims fans! * VIP Reading *
Pacy, with fun characters and gorgeous black and white illustrations this story cleverly weaves ecological themes into an action-packed adventure * City Kids Magazine *
This book reminds me of the Borrowers from my childhood; a group of tiny characters making use of plastic and other rubbish cast adrift into the sea by the Longlegs... A great read for any aspiring young conservationist and a fabulous 'hook-book' for any KS1 environmental topic in school' * ReadingZone *
PRAISE FOR SALLY GARDNER & LYDIA CORRY:
'Gardner remains the patron saint of the reluctant reader' Daily Telegraph.
'An idiosyncratic genius' The Times.
'Slightly older fairytale fans will relish Lydia Corry's delicious pictures'
Mother-daughter duo, Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry are keen conservationists. Aware of our plastic problem, they came up with the idea of the Tindims on seaside strolls in their home town of Hastings. Sally is a Costa and Carnegie-winning author whose books have sold over two million copies worldwide. Lydia's debut illustrated gift book, Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror, was Guardian Best Book of 2019 and published by Zephyr.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781838935696 |
| ISBN 10 | 183893569X |
| Title | The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle |
| Author | Sally Gardner |
| Series | The Tindims |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2021-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |