'The Land of Now And Then' is book 3 in the 'Magic Islands' series.
Step into the wonderful world of the 'Magic Islands' for the third time, as the magical, mystical, educational series continues...
Still too much of a handful, even when captive, the naughty Purple Wizards are once again exiled for their environmental crimes - this time to a mythical land which shouldn't exist, a land of extinct animals and ancient fictional beasts. A land where time has suddenly stood still, caused by the same lunar eclipse which brought them there...
Wizard Ambrosious needs help to start time up again – or half the Land of Now and Then will be in perpetual darkness, the other half perpetual light, and nothing will grow or thrive. He again needs the help of a particular group of schoolchildren, from a particular school in White Stone Town, Wales…
So, Stefan and Megan, this time with their friend Trevor, are called on once more to save the Magic Islands from climate catastrophe, by helping to find a missing magical Box of Secrets and its Golden Key. Their investigation will introduce them to a host of long-extinct animals of Planet Earth: a Gigantopithecus, a Dodo, a Parasaulophus, and the inhabitants – both terrifying and friendly – of fearsome Dinosaur Country. Join them as both they and the Purple Wizards learn all about these real and legendary creatures, finding friendship and purpose along the way – and perhaps saving the Land of Now and Then from its inevitable end…
A fun and exciting magical adventure for 8-12-year-olds, with an important environmental message…
Book 1 - A Spooky Wish
Book 2 - Chaos in The Cosmos
Book 3 - The Land of Now And Then
Our review The Land of Now and Then
The Land of Now and Then, Book 3 in The Magic Islands children's fantasy and adventure series, is just that - a magical adventure, where a group of children find themselves inexplicably transported to a land where creatures, both fantastical and either extinct or nearly so, have been saved from extinction and are protected by a powerful wizard. In their encounters, and their mission, they, and the reader, learn about these creatures; about dinosaurs which once roamed the Earth in abundance, now only a handful remain on the Magic Island. In addition to being an imaginative adventure, the book teaches a lesson about life, about the value of all creatures large or small, about the importance of maintaining an eco-system where the balance of the world is not disrupted to the detriment of any living thing.
I recommend this book for children as both entertaining and educational - raising awareness on an important issue in our times - protecting the balance of life.
Review by International Writers Inspiring Change
About Irene Edwards
Irene Edwards is a retired teacher who now writes fantasy fiction for children. As an educator, she taught Primary level in many parts of the UK; London, Essex, Coventry, Midlands, Cardiff, Port Talbot, Swansea and Carmarthenshire. She then qualified as a Teacher of the Deaf at The Lady Spencer Churchill College, Oxford, working at first within unit settings and later moving to peripatetic, for schools and clinics. Knowing how important literature and language was to the structure of speech and language development, on retirement she began to research into the imaginary minds of children and their world of literature and writing.
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