Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion

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Dora the Explorer meets Evie and the Animals. Join twins Misha and Ziggy as they put their extraordinary animal abilities to the test in this new illustrated wildlife adventure series for readers 6+.

Misha and Ziggy are no ordinary twins. They have a secret that no one else knows Misha can speak to animals and Ziggy can shape shift into them!

The siblings couldnt be happier to be joining their wildlife presenter father on a trip to Ethiopia, and theyre determined to help him bag the best footage of the legendary Black Lion. The only problem . . . their dad doesnt want them going anywhere near the wild animals.

When the Black Lion goes missing, Misha and Ziggy are certain their powers can help track it down, but they arent the only ones on the hunt for the lion. Can the twins gain the animals trust and help keep the whole jungle safe from harm

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Abiola Bello is a Nigerian-British, prize-winning, bestselling childrens and YA author who was born and raised in London. She is an advocate for diversity in books for young people. Shes the author of the award-winning fantasy series Emily Knight and was nominated for the CILIPs Carnegie Award, won Londons BIG Read 2019, and was a finalist for the Peoples Book Prize Best Childrens Book. Abiola contributed to The Very Merry Murder Club, a collection of mysteries from thirteen exciting and diverse childrens writers which published in October 2021 and was selected as Waterstones Childrens Book of the Month. Her debut YA, Love in Winter Wonderland, published in November2022 andwas an Amazons Editors Choice and was featured in The Guardians Childrens and Teens Best New Novels. Only for the Holidayspublished in October 2023 and was The Bookseller One To Watch, one of Waterstones Best Paperbacks of 2023 and was featured in The Guardians Childrens and Teens Best New Novels. Abiola won The Black British Business Awards 2023 for Arts and Media and The London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards 2018. She is the co-founder of Hashtag Press, Hashtag BLAK, The Diverse Book Awards and ink! Shehas appeared in Cosmopolitan, Female First Magazine, The Mirror, BBC1XTRA to name a few. As well as being a writer, Abiolais a professional dancer. She performed for more than a decade in prestigious venues including The Royal Opera House, The Barbican, Sadler's Wells, Hammersmith Apollo and Unicorn Theatre. Abiola has also appeared on BBC's The Apprentice, Got To Dance and Street Dance AllStars The Movie.