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Big Sky Mountain: The Beach Otters

By Alex Milway
Series: Big Sky Mountain
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In Big Sky Mountain: The Beach Otters by Alex Milway, Rosa and Grandma Nan respond to a distress flare at Toe-Dipper Bay. They discover a beach marred by plastic rubbish and meet a family of beach otters busy farming seaweed and cleaning up. Together, they must uncover who is stranded at sea and build a raft to rescue them. This delightful adventure features curious otters, wise hermit crabs, and hungry puffins, gently exploring themes of pollution and recycling.
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Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone!

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Another exhilarating adventure in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway

Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: The Beach Otters: a home for everyone!

Life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain. Rosa and Grandma Nan are off on an adventure to Toe-Dipper Bay, to see who's in trouble - a distress flare has gone up! When they arrive, they find the beach covered in plastic rubbish, and a family of beach otters farming seaweed while doing their best to tidy up. Rosa and Grandma Nan join in, but they have to find out who sent the distress flare - because who is that wrecked out at sea? Rosa and Grandma Nan will need the otters' help to build a raft to get to them...

An action-packed story featuring curious otters, wise hermit crabs, and peckish puffins, which addresses pollution and recycling in a gentle and friendly way for young children.

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  • Big Sky Mountain: The Beach Otters
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    Another exhilarating adventure in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: The Beach Otters: a home for everyone! Life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain. Rosa and Grandma Nan are off on an adventure to Toe-Dipper Bay, to see who's in trouble - a distress flare has gone up! When...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848129740

Publisher: Templar Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piccadilly Press

Illustration: 60 two-colour

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 254g

Pages: 176

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Alex Milway Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Big Sky Mountain Young Adult

About the Author

Alex Milway is a full-time children's books author-illustrator and screenwriter. His books include Pigsticks and Harold (Walker Books) and, most recently, the Hotel Flamingo series (Piccadilly). He is the founder of the This Book Is Funny! children's book scheme working with schools and libraries and has huge experience running children's workshops around the UK, in China and the US.

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