Member Review

Having read nearly all of Katya Balens books I was excited to get an ARC of The Thames and Tide Club. Mudlarking was introduced in October, October and I was keen to read a book based around it. I always think it's a difficult balance writing for the younger reader audience but this hit that balance perfectly. I found myself really enjoying this and the idea of the underwater London was really clever and the plot had me smiling throughout. The story moved at pace. I read the whole book in about an hour- maybe less. I can see this book appealing to confident year 2 readers and also Year 3/4 children. As a teacher I can see links to fossils and discovery and also reading it as a class reader. I will be watching out for the next in the Thames and Tide Club series. Thank you for the ARC