There's not much worse than having to go back to school after the holidays.

Except perhaps if you return and there's graffiti all over the school! And then a flea epidemic!

Things are getting pretty hairy for the students of the Mammoth Academy. The heaviest snowfall in history means lots of hungry humans and soon the Academy is surrounded.

How will they get out of this one?

This book was recognised in the Books for Younger Readers category by the Red House Children's Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called The Mammoth Academy .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .

Neal Layton was born in Chichester, West Sussex. Many of his ideas come he says from his childhood. In the past he has worked on a lettuce farm, in a chocolate factory, a teapot factory, a book shop and has delivered papers. He lives with his girlfriend who is also an artist.