Nathaniel Fludds life has taken a turn for the worst. With his parents lost at sea, he lands on the doorstep of a distant cousinthe worlds last remaining beastologist. Soon Nate is whisked off on his first expedition, to Arabia, where the worlds only phoenix prepares to lay its new egg. When disaste
Flight of the Phoenix
β Scribed by R. L. LaFevers
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Books for Children;Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Year
- 2010;2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
(Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist Book 1) EDITORIAL REVIEW: Nathaniel Fluddβs life has taken a turn for the worst. With his parents lost at sea, he lands on the doorstep of a distant cousinΒthe worldβs last remaining beastologist. Soon Nate is whisked off on his first expedition, to Arabia, where the worldβs only phoenix prepares to lay its new egg. When disaster strikes, Nate quickly finds himself all alone. Will he be able to see the phoenix safely hatched, keep his accidental pet gremlin out of trouble, and rescue his guardian from the Bedouin? If he fails, nothing will stand between the worldβs mythical creatures and extinction. Too bad Nateβs not the sort of boy who enjoys adventure . . .yet.
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