Floods 6: The Great Outdoors
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Floods 6: The Great Outdoors
By (Author) Colin Thompson
Random House Australia
Random House Australia
3rd March 2008
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
823
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 16mm
194g
Description
The Flood family go on holiday to the seaside! It isn't just humans who need time off. Wizards do too - and after all the wild adventures the Floods have been through, two weeks at the seaside is exactly what they need. Of course, where the Floods go, trouble is sure to follow. Will Betty use magic to cheat in the sandcastle competition Why is Winchflat stuck in the sand with the tide coming in Will Mordonna take revenge when she sees animals being mistreated in the circus One thing's for sure. The sleepy town of Port Folio will never be the same ...
Reviews
"Crowd pleaser." --"Kirkus Reviews" on "Good Neighbors"
"Its mix of wizardry and wisecracks make it the next best thing to a new Harry Potter book." --www.tvguide.com on "Good Neighbors"
Author Bio
Born in London in 1942, Colin Thompson has worked as a silk-screen printer, graphic designer, stage manager and BBC documentary maker. Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin has had more than 40 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel HOW TO LIVE FOREVER and the CBC Picture Book of the Year in 2006 for THE SHORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY LIFE OF RILEY. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world. Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include HOW TO LIVE FOREVER, numerous picture books, THE FLOODS series, and THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPY SADNESS picture book (released 2008).
