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Three children are stolen and taken to a bizarre island, which is home to some extraordinary creatures - including mermaids A new cover edition of this wonderfully spooky young fiction title from award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson. We must kidnap some children, announced Aunt Etta. Young, strong ones. It will be dangerous, but it must be done. Three children are stolen and taken to a bizarre island, which is home to some extraordinary creatures - including mermaids, selkies and the legendary kraken. The island is the base for a very mysterious mission. But the magical adventure is cut short when the island is…

When the kindly old aunts decide that they need help caring for creatures who live on their hidden island, they know that adults can't be trusted. What they need are a few special children who can keep a secret-a secret as big as a magical island. And what better way to get children who can keep really big secrets, than to kidnap them! (After all, some children just plain need to be kidnapped.) Don't miss this wildly inventive and funny read from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson.

На Острове посреди Атлантического океана заботливые тетушки выхаживают попавших в беду животных. Нашли здесь приют и необычные звери, которые считаются давно вымершими. Злые люди называют их монстрами. Однажды тетушки привозят на Остров помощников - похищенных ими детей. И тут начинается детективная история.

На Острове посреди Атлантического океана заботливые тетушки выхаживают попавших в беду животных. Нашли здесь приют и необычные звери, которые считаются давно вымершими. Злые люди называют их монстрами. Однажды тетушки привозят на Остров помощников - похищенных ими детей. И тут начинается детективная история.

When the kindly old aunts decide that they need help caring for creatures who live on their hidden island, they know that adults can't be trusted. What they need are a few special children who can keep a secret-a secret as big as a magical island. And what better way to get children who can keep really big secrets, than to kidnap them! (After all, some children just plain need to be kidnapped.) Don't miss this wildly inventive and funny read from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson.

‘We must kidnap some children,’ announced Aunt Etta. ‘Young, strong ones. It will be dangerous, but it must be done.’ Three children are stolen and taken to a bizarre island, which is home to some extraordinary creatures – including mermaids, selkies and the legendary kraken. The island is the base for a very mysterious mission. But the magical adventure is cut short, when the island is suddenly under siege. Can they save themselves and their new friends?