The Great Snake Escape

The Great Snake Escape
Author: Molly Coxe
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1996-02-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780064442084

Yikes! A king cobra has escaped from the park zoo. Now Maxie must race to find out if the snake eats geese like her or frogs like her friend Maxie—before it's too late! In this action packed page-turner, Mirabel and Maxie discover that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem. Children's Choices for 1995 (IRA/CBC)

Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape

Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape
Author: Dermot O’Leary
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444939467

Meet Toto: she's no ordinary cat, and she can't wait to have an adventure with you! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pets and Atticus Claw Breaks the Law. Toto the cat and her brother Silver live footloose and fancy-free in a townhouse in London. Toto is almost totally blind, and learned to trust her senses from a ninja cat-master who taught her back in Italy where they were born. By day, Toto and Silver seem to be ordinary cats, but by night, they love to have adventures! One evening, news reaches Toto that a king cobra has escaped from London Zoo! Together with help from a very posh cat and two hungry tigers, Toto and Silver must investigate. Can they find the giant snake, before it's too late? Ideal for reading aloud or for children to curl up with and read alone, the story features brilliant black and white illustrations throughout. With gentle themes of friendship, inclusivity and winning in the face of adversity, this is a hilarious must-read for all animal-loving kids! Dermot says: 'The idea for Toto first came to me when my wife and I rescued two stray cats from an olive grove in Italy. One of them, Toto, has been blind from birth, but we quickly realised she had ninja-like reactions. Like a lot of cat owners (or cat servants), we like to imagine our pets having secret lives when we're out or asleep. So before I knew it I was writing about Toto and her brother Silver's nocturnal adventures around London. I really hope that children who pick it up enjoy reading the adventures of our little Italian underdog (cat).' Have you seen Toto's other adventures? The Incredible Cheese Heist and The Superstar Catastrophe are out now, and make perfect Christmas gifts for young readers.

The Great Snake Escape

The Great Snake Escape
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1994
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780060228682

Yikes! A king cobra has escaped from the park zoo. Now Maxie must race to find out if the snake eats geese like her or frogs like her friend Maxie-before it's too late! In this action packed page-turner, Mirabel and Maxie discover that sometimes things aren't as scary as they seem. Children's Choices for 1995 (IRA/CBC)

Toto the Ninja Cat and the Superstar Catastrophe

Toto the Ninja Cat and the Superstar Catastrophe
Author: Dermot O’Leary
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2019-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444952072

Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her THIRD ninja adventure! After months of keeping London safe from notorious animal bad guys, Toto the Ninja Cat is going on a well-earned holiday to the world's most famous music festival - Catstonbury! But a villain has a dastardly plan to hypnotise the crowd when a world-famous band is on stage, turning them into evil minions. How can Toto possibly prevent the catastrophe when everyone thinks the band is the cat's pyjamas? It will take all Toto's ninja skills - and some help from a friendly otter - to save the day... Ideal for reading aloud or for children to curl up with and read alone, the story features brilliant black and white illustrations throughout. With gentle themes of friendship, inclusivity and winning in the face of adversity, this is a hilarious must-read for all animal-loving kids! The hardback edition features paw-print endpapers and a superstar inner-cover hidden beneath the jacket - making it a brilliant gift for young readers. From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, theToto series is purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pets and Atticus Claw Breaks the Law. Dermot says: 'The idea for Toto first came to me when my wife and I rescued two stray cats from an olive grove in Italy. One of them, Toto, has been blind from birth, but we quickly realised she had ninja-like reactions. Like a lot of cat owners (or cat servants), we like to imagine our pets having secret lives when we're out or asleep. So before I knew it I was writing about Toto and her brother Silver's nocturnal adventures around London. I really hope that children who pick it up enjoy reading the adventures of our little Italian underdog (cat).' Have you read Toto's other adventures: The Great Snake Escape and The Incredible Cheese Heist?

Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold)

Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545281407

A sheltered girl. A wild horse. An unforgettable journey. This riveting story from Newbery honoree and New York Times bestseller Pam Munoz Ryan is perfect for fans of Marguerite Henry, Sara Pennypacker, and Rosanne Parry. Maya lives like a captive. At Grandmother's house in California, everything is forbidden: friends, fun, even memories. And her life is built on lies-lies Grandmother tells about her dead mother, and lies Maya tells to impress or manipulate. But then she moves to the vast Wyoming wilderness where her mother's family awaits -- kind, rugged people who have no tolerance for lies. They challenge Maya to confront the truth about who she is. And a mysterious mustang called Artemisia waits, too. She holds the key to Maya's freedom. But to find it, Maya will have to risk everything. . . including her life.

Cornelia and the Great Snake Escape

Cornelia and the Great Snake Escape
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545153603

A heartwarming and hilarious new beginning chapter book series from the Pura Belpre and Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author of ESPERANZA RISING. Cornelia's pet corn snake is wiggly and wonderful. Corny is dazzling...just like Cornelia! But Mom isn't crazy about having a snake in the house. Cornelia isn't sure she'll ever convince her that Corny is the perfect pet. Especially when he escapes from his cage! Can Cornelia find Corny before Mom sends him back to the pet shop for good? Of course she can. Now all she needs is an escape-proof cage....

Snake

Snake
Author: James McClure
Publisher: Soho Press
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2011-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1569479690

Lieutenant Kramer and Sergeant Zondi have their hands full. On the same day that an adult entertainer known as Eve is found accidentally strangled to death in her dressing room, her pet python wrapped dead around her neck, a beloved candy shop owner named "Lucky" Siyayo is shot to death at his counter in a botched robbery. The detective duo quickly realize neither death is as simple as it looks on the surface: Lucky Siyayo's cash register was all but empty the day he was murdered, which suddenly throws a whole rash of fatal neighborhood robberies into perspective—were none of them robberies at all? It becomes clear a killer is on the loose, but Zondi and Kramer must figure out what the killer is after. Meanwhile, postmortem analysis reveals that Eve didn't die at the time her ex-boss had stated he'd discovered her body; the more Kramer picks the circumstances apart, the less they make sense. With two very different sets of crimes to solve, Kramer and Zondi set off on treks that take them all over town, from the poorer villages to the sleazy dressing rooms of con artists and pimps to gorgeous steop of the South African countryside in another surefire investigation full of both stirring observations of Apartheid and plenty of mischief. Only one thing is for sure—no one is getting to take his day off this week!

Toto the Ninja Cat and the Mystery Jewel Thief

Toto the Ninja Cat and the Mystery Jewel Thief
Author: Dermot O'Leary
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-03-17
Genre: Cats
ISBN: 9781444952087

"Toto and her friends are due to be looking after the French ambassador on a day of sightseeing, finishing at the Tower of London to see the animal world's crown jewels: a sacred diamond cat collar. But when they arrive, the collar has disappeared - and what's worse, it looks like Toto is responsible! Toto is almost arrested, but she escapes to try and get to the bottom of the mystery and clear her name."--Provided by publisher.

Sisters of the Snake

Sisters of the Snake
Author: Sasha Nanua
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062985612

A lost princess. A mysterious puppet master. And a race against time—before all is lost. Princess Rani longs for a chance to escape her gilded cage and prove herself. Ria is a street urchin, stealing just to keep herself alive. When these two lives collide, everything turns on its head: because Ria and Rani, orphan and royal, are unmistakably identical. A deal is struck to switch places—but danger lurks in both worlds, and to save their home, thief and princess must work together. Or watch it all fall into ruin. Deadly magic, hidden temples, and dark prophecies: Sisters of the Snake is an action-packed, immersive fantasy that will thrill fans of The Wrath & the Dawn and The Tiger at Midnight.

Snake Escape: Mission Fox Book 1

Snake Escape: Mission Fox Book 1
Author: Justin D'Ath
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2011-03-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 174253211X

THE TWINS LOOKED UP . . . 'SHISHKEBAB!' THEY GASPED. BELLA WAS ENORMOUS. Jordan, Harry and Myrtle are on a mission to rescue an escaped pet snake. Bella is a giant hungry python who's spied a cockatoo for breakfast. Can Mission Fox save the day without getting tied up in knots? IT LOOKS LIKE THEIR SLIPPERIEST MISSION YET . . .