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World Burn Down
Book Review
The story helps us to understand the negative impact the land grabbers have on the tribes and the animals
I really enjoyed the description of the Amazon rain forest as it is somewhere I would like to visit one day because I love nature, especially primates.
I hope there will still be lots of trees when I am old enough to get there because the trees are important for the animals and other wildlife who live there.
The story helps us to understand the negative impact the land grabbers have on the tribes and the animals. It made me feel concerned for their future.
The story is fast-paced and exciting. For example, Carlos and Davi have to run away from the blazing fires that are out of control. I like how independent Carlos is but I would not want to be kidnapped, as he was, by a dangerous gang!
I think this book would be enjoyed by readers aged 8-11 years who admire action characters such as Alex Rider, James Bond and Jason Bourne.
The pictures are really cool too – a bit like the artwork in a graphic novel.
About the Book
Exciting, tropical and environmentally-focussed this short story by Steve Cole is illustrated in black and white by Oriol Vidal and set in the steamy Amazon rainforest. Fans of action and adventure will find this book hard to put down.
It is illustrated in back and white by Oriol Vidal .
Carlos’s mother is a soldier, helping to protect the Amazon from the farmers, loggers and miners who are illegally destroying the precious rainforest. It’s a dangerous job – and when she makes powerful enemies, Carlos is kidnapped to teach her a lesson.
Taken deep into the Amazon, Carlos manages to escape his captors only to find himself trapped by fast-moving forest fires. Can he outrun the flames as the world burns down around him …?
Author
Steve Cole
Steve Cole (born 1971) is a British children’s and science-fiction author who has written over 150 books, selling more than three million copies. He is best known for his 'Astrosaurs' and 'Cows in Action' series, as well as 'Young Bond' novels and original 'Doctor Who' fiction.
Reviewer Profile
Freddie, 13
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