Sally Gardner’s charming stories of the Tindims, little people who, like nautical Borrowers, collect up the rubbish floating in the sea and reuse it, come to their conclusion in an adventure filled with treasures.
There’s not much for Skittle, Brew and Pinch to write in their new diaries, until suddenly there’s lots. Rubbish Island collides with another floating island which after some confusion, turns out to be home to long-lost friends and relatives. By the end of the book, Broom has found true love, Ethel B Dina has saved a sea monster, and Pinch has discovered pirate treasure (being only gold coins, it’s of no value to the Tindims). Now the Tindims are ready to say goodbye to Little Long Legs readers, happy to know that they have adopted the Tindim motto, ‘Rubbish today is treasure tomorrow.’
All these little stories are filled with treasures, perfect reading for adventure-minded newly independent readers with a delightful emphasis on creative recycling and with a lovable community of little people at their heart. It’s worth collecting all six in the series.
The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Deep Sea Treasure Synopsis
Turning our everyday rubbish into treasure, the tiny Tindims dive deep for an underwater adventure.
The Tindims all have diaries, but nothing exciting to write in them. Until the day that Pinch digs a very deep hole and finds something interesting. Adventure is in the air! The Tindims come face to face with a fearsome Garbage Gobbler, they bump into Stumbling Stone Island and find Skywhistle, Googletop, Eggnot, Peggnot and Cloud. And Broom meets Brush in a story with the happiest of happy endings.
Printed in dyslexia-friendly font with art on every page. Hidden blue bug for visual stimulation and to encourage reading.
'Combining eccentric characters, short chapters and lively illustrations, this delightful new series is ideal for confident, independent readers. Full of joy and laughter, this quirky adventure also carries an important environmental message about waste, pollution and recycling.' - BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021
'It is a clear choice for a class book when learning about conservation and inventive ways to recycle as it is sure to inspire conversations… a must have for the school library' - Reading Zone
Author
About Sally Gardner
Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than one million copies in the UK.
Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children's Book Prize in 2005. Two thrillers both set at the time of the French Revolution, The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2009, followed. Actor Dominic West (The Wire) has bought the film rights to both titles.
Her YA novel, The Double Shadow, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim. Sally Gardner's stories for middle readers include Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series of six titles: The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy who could Fly, which are also available as audio books. She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes. Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it is not a disability, but a gift.
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