The Hatters Go West!The Hatters Go West! Maddie's mum is missing - in fact she vanished a year ago, gathering mushrooms in the nearby woods. But when Maddie's little sister disappears as well, in search of Mum, there's no time to waste: Lupin (or Loopy for short!) must be found before she gets into trouble. But to make the situation even worse, the sisters have a dad who - though quite loveable - is completely round the bend! Never quite sure what her crazy dad will do next, Maddie and her family set off on an amazing cross-country journey in their trusty old campervan, facing one adventure after another on the trail of some peculiar clues. Accompanied by an ever-growing menagerie of animals, including Mr Nose the Giant Anteater, Maddie comes across a bizarre cast of characters. But will she ever find Mum? About the Author Piers Warren is an eccentric adventurer and author. He has walked the African plains with Maasai Warriors, tracked tigers in India on elephant-back, explored the Amazon rainforest, swum with sharks, trekked across Tanzanian deserts on a camel and filmed cheetahs hunting in Kenya. He writes books on a variety of subjects from his greenhouse in Norfolk where he lives with his teenage daughter, a number of carnivorous plants, and a Komodo Dragon called Perry Komo. The Hatters Go West! is his first children's novel. More books are in the pipeline - including further adventures of The Hatters! |
Contents
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A Trip to the Seaside page | 18 |
Clues for Breakfast page | 25 |
The Green Truck page | 31 |
Ransom and a Chase page | 37 |
Dodo and a Beetroot page | 44 |
Binkie and Bugs page | 52 |
The Growing Menagerie page | 59 |
Special Powers | 67 |
Dragons and Flames page | 75 |
Crossing the Sound page | 83 |
All is Clear page | 90 |
Common terms and phrases
animals Arthur asked Lupin asked Maddie bedroom beds Berry Berry's Betty Binkie boat breakfast brown car Buglord campervan chickens climbed clue cockerel cottage crickets Dad and Dotty Dad and Wookey Dad’s David’s dear door dragon Dragon's Snout drive Eeny farm fire front Gareth gasped giant anteater girls green truck grey wool guinea pig hand handbag head Hello huge humbug journey kitten lay-by Leicester little wooden box Loopy Madame Lydia Maddie and Lupin Maddie's Morgan Native American Nose Nose's okay opened paramedic Pecky pekin bantams picked pier Prunes pulled Ramsey Island Ramsey Sound road Sally seemed shouted Maddie smiled snoring sorts St David's started STAY THE NIGHT stick insects stood suddenly there's things tiny trying voice walked western tip what's Whitesand Bay wigwams window witch woman Wookey Hole Wookey's Yarmouth
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