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Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing

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Meet ocean explorer Sandy Fin, silver-scaled diver of the deep, puzzler of puzzles and hero of a new madcap middle grade series from Martin Stewart, illustrated by Santy Gutierrez

Sandy Fin lives in the Museum of Seaside Stories with the famous explorer Emile du Pont and their collection of treasures. Sandy and his best friend Lily are being taught the art of ocean exploration by Emile, aided by his ingenious inventions.

When the museum’s future is in peril, it is up to Sandy and Lily to save it. But then Albo Start arrives! Start plans to turn Portwhistle Bay into a Seaworld-style theme park named Splash Landing, locking up Portwhistle’s cherished marine life in tiny tanks.

Sensing skulduggery, Sandy and Lily set out to stop Start, armed with banana sandwiches, moonlit sneezes and noses for danger.

Our Review Panel says...

Legend says there’s a silver-scaled hero. Legend says there’s a missing golden lobster. We say – it’s a brilliant and exciting read!

When you open the book, you are greeted with a pictorial map, and the sight of Cap’n Cone’s ice cream shop alone is enough to entice you to want to read on. This location certainly doesn’t disappoint later on in the book when trying to visualise a Sea Mist Meringue Mess or a Manatee Matinee Sundae.

Characters are engaging and intriguing, such as Barry the HatRat. There is also a heart-warming friendship between the main protagonist, Sandy, and his best friend, Lily.

This is a super fun, seaside-pun-filled page-turner, perfect for reading on a summer holiday. It’s ‘Easy Peasy Lobster Squeezy’ to tell why it’s going to be popular with readers!

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