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Island of the Aunts
By Ibbotson, Eva & Hawkes, Kevin
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52546-484-6
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2000
Gr 4-6 It isn't easy taking care of an entire island and its needy, sometimes magical inhabitants and visitors, so the caregivers, Aunts Myrtle, Etta, and Coral, decide to kidnap three children from London to help them with such tasks as cleaning mermaids who were caught in an oil slick and coaxing an egg-bound boobrie to lay its enormous eggs. Two of the children, Fabio and Minette, turn out to be enthusiastic workers who grow to love the island and their...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
