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The River Rut has been stolen and Fizzy Lake no longer fizzes! The crew suspects that the effervescent water factory down in Smoky Valley has something to do with it and they already have a very ramshackle plan…

• Lots of laughs (all while learning a lot about nature).

• Diversity as a source of strength, thanks to teamwork and friendship.

• At the end of each story, either Dizzy the squirrel or Ray the owl describes the real characteristics of the animals outside Strangewood.

• Shortlisted for The Strega Children’s Prize 2022


Giuseppe Festa has a degree in Natural Sciences and works in the environmental education field. Founder and singer of the Lingalad folk music group, he has also written a number of nature reports for Italian broadcaster RAI and starred in the award-winning documentary Oltre la Frontiera. His novels have been widely translated. He was shortlisted for the Strega Children’s Prize 2019 with Cento passi per volare (A Hundred Steps to Freedom), Salani, 2018.

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