Bully is havng a daydream. Lying contentedly on his raft by the beach, drifting lazily out to sea, Bully wonders why all the fish around him are such boring drab colours, all brown and grey - when they could be bright green and yellow. But then suddenly Bully's raft hits a terrible whirlpool, and down he's sucked, further toward the ocean bed. Before he knows it, Bully finds himself caught in an underwater cave, where he meets an ancient sea sprite. The Sprite has been there for many years, held captive by a ghostly sea monster, all because the sprite wanted to paint all the fish in the ocean brighter colours. He must escape and carry out his mission, and Bully must help. But first they must get past the big, scary sea monster! Will Bully and the sprite escape to make a brighter world?

 

This book features in the following series: Hodder Read Alone, Read Alone .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme is not levelled.

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Damon Burnard is an experienced author/illustrator who has books published by Puffin, Macmillan and Collins, amongst others. Born in England, he moved to Boston in the States in 1991.