Description
Fitting in can be hard, especially when you're as small as Ember. He's hoping his luck changes when Lua, a kindly sea turtle, escorts him across the ocean to a school for little creatures on a wondrous island. There, Ember learns that first days can also behard - especially when they involve fantastical cave-dwellers, ferocious storms and classmates that aren't interested in making friends.
As he struggles to adapt to his school, Ember finds himself at the heart of another worldly mystery, facing a strange monster from the deep. And though Ember's classmates may seem of little help, any good student knows appearances can be deceiving - and friendship can come from the most unexpected of places.
Review
Ember is tiny and doesn’t fit in anywhere, until one day Lau the sea turtle takes him across the ocean to a school for little creatures.
On the journey Ember learns lots of interesting things about the world from Lau, and she encourages him to never give up.
When Ember lands on the island there is another new student starting the same day- but they don’t hit it off, and Ember quickly discovers that starting school and making new friends is hard.
His teacher takes the students exploring on the wonderful island, and when Ember and his classmates have to face a strange, enormous creature maybe the only way to survive is to help each other?
This is a fun, whimsical and entertaining book about friendship and looking beyond appearances. Ember is kind, brave and curious about his world and this is a perfect story for readers in middle primary and above.
Reviewed by Michelle
