3: Thora and the Incredible Crystals

3: Thora and the Incredible Crystals

by Gillian Johnson (Author)

Synopsis

Thora - half-mermaid, half-human - is off to the farthest faraway place on earth: Flinders Island. Flinders is the home of Cosmo, Thora's pet peacock. But when they find the wildlife sanctuary where he was born, all the peacocks have disappeared! Thora is suspicious. And when she gets a job helping out with Felicity, whose parents run a rubber dinosaur factory, the questions pile up. This is the most important voyage of Thora's life: a journey that features magical crystals and squidgy dinosaurs - and leads her to the biggest mystery of all ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 16 Aug 2007

ISBN 10: 0340884460
ISBN 13: 9780340884461
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Mermaids ahoy! - a gorgeous, off-beat, funny, exciting story that will enchant all who read it.

Media Reviews
I loved Thora. Gillian Johnson is a clever and entertaining writer. David Almond 'Inventive, pacy and fun ... she's an intrepid and feisty heroine.' Books for Keeps 'Thora is a charming heroine.' The Daily Telegraph Praise for Thora: 'Johnson's writing is witty and inventive ... This is a book full of fun' Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week Thora is an irresistible new character ... storytelling at its best. Starred review, Publishing News An attractively illustrated and uplifting story TES Great fun! The Funday Times Thora is an endearing character ... the author's own line drawings add to the appeal of a lively story, which should appeal to KS2 children. The School Librarian Thora is a thoroughly modern heroine in a fantasy adventure story with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it ... Gillian Johnson's own illustrations add to the book's charm. Books for Keeps Wonderfully inventive and witty - the sort of book that gladdens the heart Children's Bookseller and Publisher, Australia
Author Bio
Gillian Johnson studied science and English at university. She's had lots of different jobs - working with Indian children in northern Canada, accompanying Inuit babies on small planes to their homes in remote communities, doing editorial cartoons for the university paper, teaching English to high school students. Eventually, she published a children's book and has been doing it ever since. She lives with her family and divides her time between Wiltshire and Tasmania.