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Unicorn's Tale (2011)

by R.L. LaFevers(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1299893058 (ISBN13: 9781299893054)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Harcourt Brace and Company

series

Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist

review 1: Quinn read this one to me, and I will give it a 3.5 stars. Her books are very well written and entertaining. Great humour, fun story. Nate and Aunt Phil are great. Our beef with the book is the fact that it is book #4 in a series...his parents are presumed dead...he finds out they are likely alive in this one and they make plans to go search for them...and she hasn't written any more books. And it's been 4 years! You can't leave little kids (and their moms) hanging like that! Where are his parents???
review 2: The Unicorn's Tale by R. L. LaFevers, illustrated by Kelly Murphy (2011)Book 4 in the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist seriesSince I have already reviewed book 1, book 2 and book 3 of the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series I decided that for book 4 ... moreI didn't need to go in depth with background information. SPOILER: I loved all of the books. Much as it pains me to say this, we're really at the point in the series where you have to read the previous books to keep up.In addition to featuring one of my favorite mythical creatures (I'm on Team Unicorn) this book gets back to basics established in book one. Nathaniel and Aunt Phil stay together for the entire story, Cornelius the Dodo is back. And we learn more about Nate's parents.The mythological beast story was charming and worked well with the more ongoing story of Nathaniel's missing parents. We are also treated to an excerpt from the Book of Beasts (instead of a glossary) filled with information on the various kinds of unicorns. As usual Murphy's illustrations are gorgeous and add a fun dimension to the story.I love this series and am kind of obsessed with it. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an old fashioned adventure-fantasy for the younger set. less

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