I read this story over the course of a week and I did enjoy the book once I got into it. I didn't think the cover of the book reflected the story and was a little bit dull. I don't think I would have noticed this book in a library.
The story was slightly slow to get into but once I worked out who was who, I began to follow it much better.
I enjoyed the story when the group got to Italy.
The story was fun and the phonics were used really well (my teacher has asked me to bring the book in with me after half term so she can read through and look at the text to see if the story would benefit the class, as we are having to read different kinds of text in year 6 ready for our SATS in May).
I would read the other books in this collection as they are good stories.
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