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Sam Swann's Movie Mysteries: Tomb of Doom!!!
By (Author) Tanya Landman
Illustrated by Jay Wright
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
1st May 2014
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
823.92
Paperback
176
Width 128mm, Height 199mm
150g
Slapstick comedy caper starring movie aficionado Sam Swann and his faithful hound, Watson.
Sam Swann and his dad are heading to Egypt to film Tomb of Doom!!! and Sam is pretty excited about the location all those pyramids, temples and mummies. Real, live dead people! On set, however, its the live ones Sam needs to watch. First his sort of friend and Hollywood megastar Tinkerbelle Cherry has her room broken into, then shes struck down with a mysterious illness. And all the while a sinister stranger seems to be following the pair of them everywhere they go. Its all so confusing, Sams brain is in danger of exploding. Aargh!! What would Sherlock do...
This is a super light-hearted mystery with an intriguing Egyptian setting ... The lively presentation which includes lots of entertaining cartoons and other illustrations is just the thing to capture children's interest Parents in Touch A gripping, humorous read with exciting moments Primary Times Drum roll please... Sam Swann returns in an Egyptian adventure with pyramids, temples, mummies and a cracking mystery to solve whilst on location in Egypt. With brilliant graphic illustrations throughout and a cast of cool characters, we love Sam Swann's adventures. WRD magazine
Tanya Landman runs Storybox Theatre, a touring puppet theatre for children, with her husband Rod Burnett. She is the author of junior novels Waking Merlin (9781406302509), Merlin's Apprentice (9781406302011), The World's Bellybutton (9781406300895) and The Kraken Snores (9781406307061) as well as a series for younger children: Flotsam and Jetsam (9781844281190), Flotsam and Jetsam and the Stormy Surprise (9781406302806) and Flotsam and Jetsam and the Grooof (9781406307054). She has also written two critically acclaimed novels for teenagers, Apache (9781406303315) and The Goldsmith's Daughter (9781406307078), and most recently ten Poppy Fields murder mysteries. Tanya has two sons and lives in Bideford, Devon. www.tanyalandman.com