Sophie and the Pancake Plot (Sophie Books)

Sophie and the Pancake Plot (Sophie Books)

by StephenDavies (Author), Dave Shelton (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Gidaado the Fourth and his albino camel are working for a famous General in his campaign to win the state elections. General Crepe-Sombo is everyone's hero, but Sophie reckons there is something fishy about him. She must do some dangerous spying to find out the truth. It turns out that the General is more crooked than Sophie and Gidaado could ever have imagined. They must expose him before he becomes President! In a final breathtaking scene, the children are racing across the desert sands on camelback, pursued by General Crepe-Sombo in his jeep. Who will prevail?

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Publisher: Andersen
Published: 07 Aug 2008

ISBN 10: 1842707957
ISBN 13: 9781842707951
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: An exciting new story about a dodgy election in the African desert setting up a new chase for Sophie and the albino camel.

Media Reviews
While the adventure is standard children outwitting bad adults, the setting and the characters make it different from the usual. It's very speedy... [and] great fun. * School Librarian *
Author Bio
Stephen Davies is a missionary living amongst Fulani herders in West Africa. He speaks Fulfulde, eats millet, and accompanies cattle-drives. He was involved in the set-up of a Fulfulde radio station which will broadcast news, griot music and advice about cows, crops and health. He also writes for the Guardian Weekly (Letters from Burkina Faso) and occasionally for the Sunday Times.