Agents of the Wild 3: Operation Sandwhiskers

Description

Third in the AGENTS OF THE WILD series: fun-packed young fiction with wildlife conservation themes. Agnes and Attie - AGENTS OF THE WILD - are off to the Sahara Desert on a mission to rescue rare baby animals from illegal wildlife traders. When a lesser flamingo crashes into Agnes's window-box with an urgent message for SPEARS, Agnes is ready for the call. Three rock hyrax pups have been kidnapped from their burrow in Egypt, and other baby animals are missing across Africa. Soon Agnes and Attie find themselves trapped in an ancient Egyptian tomb at the mercy of animal poachers - can they save the animals and themselves? SPECIES IN DANGER? GIRL AND SHREW TO THE RESCUE!

Jennifer Bell's MG novel Wonderscape was Waterstones Children's Book of the Month. Her bestselling The Uncommoners series sold translation rights in 15 countries and was a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month. Inspired by her career as a former children's bookseller at Foyles, Jennifer is widely known for the magical story worlds she creates. Jennifer lives in Surrey. Co-creator Alice Lickens is an illustrator, author and designer based in London. Winner of the prestigious Sendak Fellowship for illustration, Alice is also Designer at London's House of Illustration. She has worked as Quentin Blake's designer and her picture books include Can You Dance to the Boogaloo? and How To Be A Cowboy, and the Explorer activity books series with the National Trust.

Agnes and Attie are awesome and their missions for SPEARS are bursting with humour and heart. -- Sibeal Pounder * Sibeal Pounder * Fast-paced and funny, this entertaining eco-chapter book with attractive, two-tone illustrations is ideal for young new readers with an interest in nature. -- Booktrust * Booktrust * A fun, adventure-filled book following a young environmentalist [...] helping to protect and save endangered species. -- ReadPlus * ReadPlus * This book was really enjoyable. It has a captivating story, with adventure and a moral of reminding us not to judge a book by its cover. It also has lots of interesting facts which were a great discussion point ... We especially like a book with great pictures, which this had in abundance. -- Parent * Toppsta * Another great addition to this series ... It is such an easy read for reluctant readers and a big win with a fabulous story at its heart. -- Teacher * Toppsta *