By Beastly Boys (author)
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For fans of dragons, giants and werewolves, this new series entitled An Awfully Beastly Business will we believe be a sure-fire hit with even the most reluctant reader. Short snappy sentences with pages that are overflowing with action, adventure, mystery and mythical creatures are a hallmark of the writing.
At its heart is the RSPCB, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts, an institution for rare and endangered species. In the two launch titles, Werewolf versus Dragon and Sea Monsters and other Delicacies you’ll meet heroes and villains and the plot won’t let up from first page to last with something entirely unexpected. It’s great fuel for boys who are ready to let their imagination run wild.
Major new adventure-mystery series about the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts (RSPCB). Ulf is an orphaned werewolf who has lived all his life at Farraway Hall, the home of the RSPCB and a sanctuary for rare and endangered beasts. When a dead dragon arrives and a ghost reveals a dark secret, Ulf sets out to investigate, uncovering a plot by the world's most villainous beast hunter to resurrect the cruel sport of dragon fighting.
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With the help of Orson the giant, Tiana the fairy and Dr Fielding the RSPCB vet, Ulf the werewolf must race to save the dragons from a cruel fate. Major new adventure-mystery series about a sanctuary for dragons, ogres, werewolves and many other fantastical creatures.
The Beastly Boys are Matthew Morgan, David Sinden and Guy Macdonald, best friends from childhood. All have worked in publishing, Matthew Morgan and David Sinden are Matt and Dave, the authors of the hugely successful YUCK series. All three live in Kent.
The authors, all in their early 30’s, who were at the same primary schools together in Kent, have given up full-time employment to write the books. They spent months hiding away at a remote location in Cornwall to finish the books. “We wanted to write a series of children’s books that were extremely visual and with a cast of fantastic lead characters that wouldn’t normally be found together – a werewolf, a giant, a ghost, a fairy, a gargoyle, a masked villain and a vet who flies a helicopter. Our goal was to write a story that never lets up from the first to the last page, so that the reader’s attention is constantly being engaged by something unexpected. As children we had short attention spans and always wanted to do the most fun thing, which wasn’t always reading. So we knew we’d have to write a series of books that competes with modern media – DVDs and computer games. On top if this it was important that we wrote something that as well as being fun, had positive meaning. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts, the RSPCB, reflects our own concerns for rare and endangered animals and the environment in an imaginative way. Dave originally came up with title An Awfully Beastly Business then we all hit upon the idea fir The Royal society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts, RSPCB, while we were living together in a house in London. We chose to write together because we all found it much more fun than writing on our own. We’ve been to school together, lived together and worked on many different projects, and this friendship has given us an honest appreciation of our individual and team strengths. We know each other inside out, and we all shared a common vision from the start. We find the books benefit from needing to please all three of us all the time, so the stories are full of ideas.” - Beastly Boy
Major new adventure-mystery series about the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts (RSPCB). Ulf is an orphaned werewolf who has lived all his life at Farraway Hall, the home of the RSPCB and a sanctuary for rare and endangered beasts.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed An Awfully Beastly Business: Werewolf versus Dragon and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old
An Awfully Beastly Business: Werewolf versus Dragon features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations
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An Awfully Beastly Business: Werewolf versus Dragon was written by Beastly Boys and published by Simon & Schuster Ltd
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