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Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pool

Synopsis Daisy and her animal friends are on a woodland expedition to find and photograph some rather shy otters. But in the treetops the birds are singing about an approaching storm. Will Daisy get her pictures before the weather gets them?

Review The second of Steve Voake's Daisy Dawson titles, ideal for newly confidant readers who are ready to tackle a slightly bigger chapter book.

Daisy Dawson has the gift of being able to talk to the animals, and in this adventure she puts her skills to use not only in teaching the classroom pets about the habitats they inhabit in the wild, but in helping the local wildlife. Faced with a storm and a swollen river, girl and animals work together to ensure that they all reach home safely. A reassuring adventure story, with an engaging young heroine who, like her animal friends, has her shortcomings, but which reinforces the value of understanding the animal world and living in harmony with it. Young readers will gain much amusement but also a good deal of useful information from this delightfully illustrated short text. The series holds great potential for a young audience, ever hungry for a known reading formula and for high quality information presented in an entertaining format.

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Author: Steve Voake
Illustrator: Jessica Meserve
Genre: Fiction, short chapter book
Age Range (see age categories): 6+
Curriculum Subject: Science PSCHE
Theme/Subject: ecology, animals, friendship
Publisher: Walker
ISBN: 978 1 4063 0401 5
Reviewer: Bridget Carrington
Notes: A Racing Reads title
Title: Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pool
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Added: 2008-07-03 16:33:28
Last updated: 2008-07-05 16:22:21

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