Thea Stilton and The Treasure Seekers

Author: Thea Stilton 

Translator: by Julia Heim

Illustrators: Giuseppe Facciotto, Chiara Balleello, Barbara Pellizzari, and Valeria Brambilla
Publisher (English version): New York : Scholastic Inc., 2016 

Series: Geronimo Stilton: Thea Stilton and the treasure seekers

Book number: 1/3

Original title: "Alla ricerca dei tesori perduti"

Originally published : Milan : Piemme, 2016.  


This whimsical stories follows a group of mice detectives as they find treasures. This upbeat, plot-driven story is filled with colorful and bold drawings on nearly every page. Follow this mysterious treasure hunt to see what the Thea sisters find next.

Exploring in Scotland is exciting and mysterious. Especially
for the Thea sisters when they are using a secret map from hundreds of years ago! A young explorer once discovered seven treasures and the sisters are following the clues to find the first of all the treasures. Follow the sisters as their vacation turns to a mysterious treasure hunt all over Scotland.
 
Author Elisabetta Dami writes under the pseudonyms Geronimo Stilton and Thea Stilton. Her books were originally published by her own publishing company Edisioni Piemme that she co-owns and are now translated into English by Scholastic Inc. They are published in 49 languages altogether.

The Geronimo Stilton series a is a best-selling children's book. The character was created when Dami worked in a children's hospital. She began creating entertaining stories for children.  Now these stories are made into books in which Dami brings in her real travel experiences to the stories.

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Ranger in Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail

Author: Kate Messner
Illustrations: Kelley McMorris
Publisher: Scholastic press, New York, 2015
Series: Ranger in Time
Book number: 1/14

This early chapter book is an illustrated adventure with both animals and human characters. Ranger's time slip will keep readers turning the pages to find out what year he travels to and where he goes. Black and white detailed illustrations are throughout the chapters for readers to enjoy. A perfect fantasy fiction book for 9-12 year olds and ages adjacent.

Search and rescue dog Ranger is playful and curious. Ranger finds an object in the garden and slips through time. He ends up in the year 1850 and meets a boy named Sam Abbott. They go on a dangerous adventure together on the Oregon trail as they migrate west.
Ranger becomes a huge help as he navigates this adventure with his new friend.

Kate Messner is a fiction and non-fiction author. She specialises in books for chilren and young readers. She has been nominated for the E.B.White Read Aloud Aware, Golden Kit and Crystal Kite Awards and many more.  She also writes science themed books and frequently speaks at conferences and visits schools to speak about literature.

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Clover's Luck

Author: Kallie George

Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Books, New York, [2014]

Series: The Magical Animal Adoption Agency (3 books in total)

Book number: 1/3

This short series is a perfect introduction to chapter books and can even be very enjoyable read out loud. The mystery and magic inside this series will keep readers turning the pages and hoping for the main character's achievements to continue coming.
Written in a descriptive manner this plot-driven story reveals all that a complex character can accomplish when working with magical animals. The illustrations in this book are soft and whimsical black and white pencil drawings.

In this story we find the main character Clover has been extremely unlucky. Now she is pondering the fact that she may never have luck. When chasing her pet canary Clover finds an advertisement for in the dark mysterious woods near her house she becomes curious.
The ad is for volunteers to help at an animal adoption agency. When she inquires at a cottage on Dragon Tail Lane she learns that the animals that are fostered here aren't just regular animals, they are Magical animals. 

Mr. Jams the head of the agency accepts her to come volunteer and immediately Clover is going on a special rescue mission. Can she lead the mission and rescue these magical animals even with her incredibly bad luck?

Author Kallie George is an author, editor and creative writing teacher. She writes mostly for children having written several books outside of the Magical Animal Adoption Agency.

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