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Jewel Lagoon

Elastic Island Adventures
Brief Description
Four children, Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan, discover an elastic island that can send them pinging across the ocean to a variety of tropical island destinations. Landing at Jewel Lagoon on Trinity Island, the children quickly find themselves in trouble. But even with help... Read More
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Jewel Lagoon is the first in an exciting series, a fantasy action-adventure set in the South Pacific.

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Four children, Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan, discover an elastic island that can send them pinging across the ocean to a variety of tropical island destinations. Landing at Jewel Lagoon on Trinity Island, the children quickly find themselves in trouble.

But even with help from the colourful creatures they meet — Pangali the Platypus, Olaf the Giant, and Big Wig and Wee Wig Knockulous — will they be able to return home safely?

Series: Elastic Island Adventures

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  • Elastic Island Adventures: Flip Flop Bay
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  • Elastic Island Adventures Rarotonga
    Elastic Island Adventures: Rarotonga by Karen McMillan follows the exciting journeys of Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan as they frequently travel on 'elastic island', a unique way to traverse the ocean, which sends them pinging to a variety of tropical destinations. This time, they are accompanied by Blong the Cat and Heathcliff the Dog on a trip to...
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  • Jewel Lagoon
    Four children, Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan, discover an elastic island that can send them pinging across the ocean to a variety of tropical island destinations. Landing at Jewel Lagoon on Trinity Island, the children quickly find themselves in trouble. But even with help from the colourful creatures they meet — Pangali the Platypus, Olaf the Giant, and...
    Paperback
    $2000
    Available
    Ships in 1 week

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780473427542

Publisher: Duckling Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 August 2019

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Duckling Publishing

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Karen McMillan lives in New Zealand and is the author of 16 books, published in nine countries, a mixture of fiction, non-fiction and children's books. Karen has a Diploma in Professional Writing and an Advanced Diploma of Applied Arts (Writing). Love Bytes was originally published as Love in Aotearoa by Random House and the book was short-listed for the Ashton Wylie Book Award in 2005. Everyday Strength represented New Zealand in the Gourmand World Awards 2018 in the Health and Nutrition category. She is also the author of the popular Elastic Island Adventure series for children, that is in early development to be made into a TV series. Previously an award-winning fashion designer, Karen has worked in the book publishing industry for the past 18 years. Karen has written articles for a variety of different publications and from time to time she undertakes ghost-writing projects. She has also volunteered for many years for her local hospice, writing articles that promote the life-affirming work that they do. Karen is a breast cancer survivor. www.karenm.co.nz

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    The third in an exciting series of books for children, a fantasy action-adventure set in the South Pacific! Four children, Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan, discover an elastic island that can send them pinging across the ocean to a variety of tropical island destinations. When the children visit Rainbow Cove, they discover creatures called frivals who are responsible...
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    Four children, Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan, discover an elastic island that can send them pinging across the ocean to a variety of tropical island destinations. Their last destination spelt trouble, so this time the children are determined to have a relaxed and safe time when they visit Port Mugaloo on MugaMuga Island. But Ethan falls into a...
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  • Elastic Island Adventures: Flip Flop Bay
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