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Bella is thrilled to be joining her mum on an expedition to study penguins on the Antarctic coast.

While exploring one of the islands she discovers an unusual penguin with a pale brown coat instead of the typical black.

But before Bella can investigate further, she spots an old pirate ship sailing to the island, then she blinks -and it disappears!

Bella is convinced that she imagined it, until she goes out searching for the pale penguin again and bumps into a boy named Jules.

He has arrived with a group of sailors from the 1800s, and they’re desperate to catch the rare penguin for themselves…

A magical wintry tale from best-selling author Holly Webb.

For fans of Michael Morpurgo andTHE SNOW FOAL, this is the perfect book to snuggle up with and enjoy this winter.

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This book is an absolute wintry delight.

It begins with the main character ‘Bella’ joining her single mum (her dad died when she was younger, which is briefly mentioned) on an exciting adventure to study penguins in Antarctica. It promotes women working in STEM in a setting that is not usually seen in children’s fiction stories. Whilst there, Bella spots an unusual penguin with a pale brown coat instead of the typical black which is integral to the story. What we thought was going to be an adventure about a girl and penguins turned out to have an historical twist with mystery and suspense – to add to the what was already a lovely story.

This is a brilliant bedtime read and would also be a good classroom story to share for Year 2. There were lots of discussions about vocabulary and meanings, for example, crevasse (which is a deep crack in the ice). This felt like a favourite because there was something for everyone –  adventure, mystery, suspense, Antarctica and of course, because it’s Holly Webb, animals!

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