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The School for Talking Pets

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The School for Talking Pets by Kelli Anne Hawkins centres around a magical school where young students learn to teach their pets how to talk. The main character discovers a mystery within the school’s intriguing curriculum and fantastical environment. This delightful adventure unfolds as secrets and friendships intertwine, making for an enchanting tale suitable for children and animal lovers alike.
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This delightful tale may appeal to you if you enjoy stories about young adventurers, magical schools, and talking animals. Filled with charm, humour, and whimsical mischief, it's perfect for young readers who dream of fantastic adventures with their furry or feathered friends.

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The School for Talking Pets

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DOCTOR DOLITTLE MEETS WILLY WONKA IN THIS FUNNY AND THRILLING ADVENTURE FROM AN EXCITING NEW VOICE.


Pets? Tick!
TALKING pets? Double tick!
Silly spies, secret plots and one shy kid who might just save the day? Tick, tick, tick!
Anything's possible at the School for Talking Pets ...

When Rusty Mulligan and his pet blue-tongued lizard win a week on a secret island, at Miss Alice Einstein's School for Talking Pets, the shy twelve-year-old is thrilled. His best friend will learn to talk!

But once on the island, things don't go to plan ... And Rusty must work with the other competition winners, a terrifyingly tattooed gardener and a multitude of clever animals to save the school from the clutches of the two secret agents who have come to shut it down -- by any means necessary ...


PRAISE

'a delightful tale that is reminiscent of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Mysterious Benedict Society ... Animal lovers aged 8-12 will enjoy this fun-filled romp' - Annie Waters, Books + Publishing

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781460759202

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Beth Harvey

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 232g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Kelli Anne Hawkins has worked as a journalist, graphic designer, administration assistant and mystery shopper -- she's even had a job where she just had to remove staples! But all along, her love of books and libraries and reading and daydreaming should have told her she was meant to write books. Some of her favourite things are airports, velvet jackets, mangoes, the colour yellow, the satisfaction of crossing stuff off lists and staring at the ocean. She lives in Newcastle, NSW, with her two children, who are now taller than she is and far better at maths. Beth Harvey is a Brisbane-based emerging artist who works professionally as an animator and animation director, most notably on the ABC series Bluey. Her artistic skills vary across a diverse range of mediums, from digital art to watercolour, pencils, ink, acrylic and oils. She enjoys telling stories through art -- and has just entered the world of illustrating for children. www.bethharvey.com

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