Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets - Mr. Penguin

From the international bestselling creator of Claude comes a brand new hero: Mr Penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this new Alex T. Smith series. Follow Mr Penguin and Colin as they crash-land on a snowy mountain. Will they be able to solve the mystery of the missing pets? What are the strange noises coming from the abandoned fortress? And will Mr Penguin conquer his fear of flying? Find out in the second Mr Penguin book with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design. Praise for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure: 'Addictive slapstick' - Guardian 'The perfect introduction to mystery stories.' - Scotsman Claude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is now a TV star on Disney Junior. Alex T. Smith was a World Book Day Illustrator. Follow Alex on Twitter @Alex_T_Smith

About the author

Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 20 languages worldwide, and is now on TV. Alex's newest series is the critically acclaimed and well-loved Mr Penguin. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award, the Children's Book of the World Illustration Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He has also been the official World Book Day illustrator.

Product details

• Authors: Alex T Smith, Alex T. Smith, Smith Alex T.
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781444932102
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-3210-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Mr Penguin; Mr Penguin; Mister Pinguin
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Marine Life, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, For primary education