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Scorpion's Curse: Skydragon 8

By Anh Do
Series: SKYDRAGON
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From Australia's bestselling author, Anh Do, comes the latest adventure in this smash-hit series about an ordinary girl with extraordinary powers. 'I just realised something,' whispered Amber. 'Scorpions aren't insects - they're arachnids, like spiders! I don't know if my powers can affect them!' After a... Read More
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Amber and her insects are back in a thrilling adventure with old friends and new villains!

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From Australia's bestselling author, Anh Do, comes the latest adventure in this smash-hit series about an ordinary girl with extraordinary powers.

'I just realised something,' whispered Amber. 'Scorpions aren't insects - they're arachnids, like spiders! I don't know if my powers can affect them!'

After a battle with the mighty Scorpios in the desert, Amber finds herself growing sicker and sicker. Now she must race to save herself, but finding the cure to the curse in time is harder than she thought...

Series: SKYDRAGON

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761069840

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by James Hart
  • Illustrated by James Hart

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 200

Collections

Anh Do Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: SKYDRAGON Young Adult

About the Author

Anh Do is one of Australia's best-loved storytellers. His junior fiction series Wolf Girl, WeirDo, Hotdog! and Ninja Kid are adored by millions of kids around the country, having sold in excess of 2.5 million books.

James Hart was raised in the UK on English comics and classic eighties and nineties cartoons before moving to Australia and studying illustration, electronic design and multimedia. James has designed toys, animated programs such as The Day My Butt Went Psycho, and illustrated books for series including D-Bot Squad, You Choose, Boy vs Beast, Glen Maxwell, Ball Stars and Accidentally Awesome. When he's not drawing aliens, robots and monsters, James is being a dad and husband, watching movies and documentaries and cartoons, drinking coffee, listening to music, gardening, reading...and drinking more coffee. James's illustrations can be viewed at jameshart.com.au.

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