'An excellent, punchy adventure' Financial Times.'The definition of a good read' The Bookbag.'A page-turner' The Telegraph.'A fantastic example of how a book for children can be serious without preaching ... a sobering parable about our attitude to the natural world' Gillian Cross, author.'Standout winner ... effortlessly holds his readers' attention' Julia Eccleshare, Guardian.'Wildly inventive, moving and gripping' Frank Cottrell Boyce.