Description
When you least expect it something surprising will spring out and shock you. Like when you study your dead bug shelf and there's a live huntsman spider sitting on it. Or when your sausage dog turns up on a secret mission...'It's Gloria,' I say. You can feel the shock hover over the fort like a sulphur gas cloud over a volcano.
Gloria the talkative eclectus parrot is missing from the animal sanctuary, and Anna the massive 'not an anaconda' Australian scrub python has vanished from her enclosure at the library. Have they escaped? Or were they stolen?
When Andy and the Sugarcane Kids hear about an illegal native-animal trade, they know they have to investigate-and fast! Gloria and Anna are not only much-loved residents of their small coastal town in far north Queensland, but they also have very particular care needs-their lives could be in danger!
Andy, Eli, Harvey and the twins, Bernie and Fletch, along with Eli's trusty sausage dog Washington, have their eyes on a prime suspect- the Hench, the fierce, mean new canteen lady who is behaving very strangely. Can the Sugarcane Kids follow the clues to discover what is going on? Will they find Gloria and Anna in time? And what unexpected dangers lie in wait for them? Find out in this exciting new Sugarcane Kids adventure.
Review
The Sugarcane kids return with a epic exotic animal trafficking mystery that only they can solve!
We return to the wonderful far North Queensland rainforest location where the Sugarcane kids live.
This time, Gloria - the amazing talking pet eclectus parrot - has disappeared from her cage. When Gloria can’t be found and Anna - the huge Australian scrub python - also disappears from her enclosure at the library, the Sugarcane kids suspect foul play. Could the culprit be their new super-scary tuck shop lady?Or maybe the crazy twin ladies that arrived in their camper van, who always seem to be where the incidents have occurred?
Only the Sugarcane kids and their never give up attitude can help to uncover the truth!
This is wonderful story for those in the middle primary levels, set in a beautiful part of Australia, with themes of diverse families, Australian animals and the illegal native animal trade, together with the need to work together as a team to get results. The Sugarcane kids never fail to impress!
