Jimmy's dad has to get rid of his fishing boat and the whole family - Mam, Dad, Jimmy and his tealeaf-reading Gran - are forced to move away from their coastal village home. At first, Jimmy thinks none of them will never get used to living inland and it will be a disaster, but Gran's tea leaves tell a stranger story than that... Jimmy's continued fascination with all things aquatic leads him to meet the local retired Major, whose hobby is keeping a pond full of valuable koi carp. When Jimmy inadvertently overhears of a plot to steal the fish, he doesn't mean to tackle the burglars single-handedly. But neither does he really intend to do it with the help of the awful school bully... or of several hundred alarm clocks...! A truly entertaining, pacy adventure story, which boys will especially love.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Cornerstone .

An acclaimed contemporary artist, Richard Kidd has illustrated many successful picture books. Almost Daisy was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award. He lives in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.