Call the Puffins

By Author / Illustrator

Cath Howe, illus Ella Okstad

Genre

Animals

Age range(s)

Publisher

Welbeck Publishing Group

ISBN

9781801300360

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

03-03-2023

Synopsis

First in a delightful new series about puffins and teamwork - for readers aged 5+. Welcome to the island of Egg where a group of young puffins are training to join a search and rescue team. Meet Muffin who is following in her dad's footsteps and anxious not to let him down. Meet Tiny whose eyesight is a challenge which won't stop him for long. And meet Forti who seems so over-confident but is really desperate to impress. Along with their fellow recruits, the puffins must work together to help all the birds on the island.

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Reviews

'I promise to be unflappable, to bravely cross the sea and sky, to rescue eggs and also birds, It may not work, but I will always try.' Muffin wants nothing more than to be an Unflappable. On the island of Egg a group of young puffins are training to join the search and rescue team. Follow Muffin the puffin's wonderful journey as she has so much to learn and so many friends to be make.

The carefully-designed plot in this young chapter book walks you through the wonderful adventures that Muffin has as she learns all that she needs to know and challenges herself. The theme of resilience and team work is key throughout and could easily be picked up if reading this as a class book. The non-fiction text about Puffins at the back of the book allows the reader to understand more about these amazing birds to identify how true to their character the author has stayed.

The fun illustrations and clear plot line will keep the reader engrossed and wanting more.

176 pages / Reviewed by Amanda, teacher