Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief: Book 1

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Nie wiem, czy to kwestia samego tekstu, czy sposobu czytania przez lektora, ale ja osobiście czułam się momentami atakowana. Alex Neptune is his first series for younger readers, born of his love for nail-biting heists, fantastical monsters and heartfelt friendships. There was also a serious message here, about what we're doing to our oceans, our responsibility to them and a scathing criticism of capitalist methods of fixing things for those prepared and able to pay. Alex Neptume is a boy who lives in a seaside town, rather inconveniently seeing as the sea has been trying to kill him since he was a small child.

Charming and witty with an important ecological message, this is packed with quirky characters and action. Featuring strong performances from an octopus named Kraken and a seagull named Pinch, I can heartily recommend this book.Tone and texture can vary slightly from thread to thread, and expect to see the occasional slub in our linens and pile movement in our velvets. I feel like there were many different inspirations for this book, definitely there were instances that made me feel that way. With as much mystery and intrigue as the ocean itself, readers will be swept away by this adventure. Jej pierwsza kwestia - "Nawet majki mam mokre" po brodzeniu w wodzie na plaży, to jedynie zwiastun tego, co jeszcze śmiesznego ta mała jeszcze powie.

It's like writing a story but then deciding not to include the villain, or writing about WW2 but leaving out Hitler entirely and just have the Allies bringing peace. I liked how the burgeoning friendship developed with new boy Anil and the dynamic between him and Alex’s best friend Zoey. So he’s not too happy when a bunch of sea creatures drag him to the abandoned aquarium on the hill, where an imprisoned water dragon needs his help. LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency "A wonderfully pacy adventure full of imagination and jeopardy. Unfortunately, I feel like the ocean messaging overshadowed the b-plot around Bridget and her goals and the messaging that I loved with that.

Along with friends Zoey and Anil – plus a clumsy seal, a lock-picking hermit crab and some seriously menacing otters – Alex sets out on a treasure hunt to a secret shipwreck where they must face three monstrous challenges. Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief is a wonderful adventure of friendship, mystery solving, myth proving and dragon stealing!

Historia z tej książki jest bardzo prosta, schematyczna i przewidywalna, ale za to niezwykle komfortowa, co właśnie dla młodszych czytelników często jest najcenniejsze.I think the children who do read this will definitely find something to like, and adults who are used to indulging in this genre will also enjoy their time with it. Featuring a faded seaside town teeming with legend and danger, Alex Neptune is fun and full of heart, perfect for readers who love mysteries and heists. I feel like there were also similarities with Malamander (probably due to the seashore setting and town legend that becomes true) and the Dragon Realm series (mainly Dragon Mountain). This is a younger book with a fantasy theme, so I wasn't sure when I started reading it what it would be like. He knows he can BREATHE underwater and that there is no risk of drowning, yet it is built up as this massive thing, for what?

Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. It was written as a wild animal that could understand animals and protect the ocean, yet it never acted like a proper dragon, and let mercy be its downfall.

Great, inclusive characters and a really charming story with the promise of another book in the series. This is a dangerous message to be portraying to children; instead of remembering the good and the bad, and having the mental capacity to differentiate and identify the two, let's just leave out the bad all together. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. There’s also purple foiling on the cover of all editions 💜 and the both the internal illustrations and cover were by George Ermos – and I can’t believe I missed the map until I was looking for the illustrator name! I loved the way this book combined both magic and technology, to create something really interesting and unique.