Billy and the Giant Adventure
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By Jamie Oliver, and and, Mónica Armiño
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10 reviews
One pinch of adventure, a dash of friendship, a sprinkle of mystery and a HUGE spoonful of magic . . . Jamie Oliver, bestselling author and internationally renowned chef, delivers the perfect recipe for a page-turning children’s fiction debut!
Billy and his friends know that Waterfall Woods is out of bounds; strange things are rumoured to have happened there and no one in their village has ventured past its walls for decades…
But when they discover a secret way in, Billy and his best friends, Anna, Jimmy and Andy, can’t resist the temptation to explore! Only to quickly discover that the woods are brimming with magic and inhabited by all sorts of unusual creatures, including a whole community of sprites who need the children’s help!
Fantastical fun – jam-packed with magical creatures, epic feasts and brilliant inventions
Page-turning adventure – short chapters bursting with action to keep readers hooked
Amazing illustrations – bursting with illustrations from Mónica Armiño to bring the story to life
Accessible and engaging – designed with dyslexia-friendly font and clear spacing
With magical battles, a long-lost mythical city, fantastical flying machines, epic feasts and one GIANT rescue, get ready for an adventure you’ll never forget!
See what readers are saying about Billy and the GIANT Adventure:
‘I couldn’t put it down – I would definitely recommend it!’ – Abigail C
‘I loved reading this book’ – Holly B
‘I really enjoyed reading Billy and the Giant Adventure. It was a funny and magical story with beautiful illustrations’ – Chloe
‘I love the different chapters and especially the recipes at the end of the book as well’ – Paul
‘A thrilling, gripping book’ – Neeva P
Reviews
I would recommend this book because as you can tell by the title it has a giant adventure in this book which always makes a reader to keep on reading it. The dedication of this book is for all the kids who have dyslexia never lose hope and the main character is Billy who is dyslexic is saying you have the power to see things in ways no one else will! Find your way, just like Billy. THE BILLY--BOY WAY!. That is one of the reasons why i love this book is because of the quotes in the book.
It is a fiction book. My favourite characters are Jesse and Autumn.
It is fiction. My favourite characters were the twins Billy and Jesse.
I like it because it is an adventure.
This was a good book but I think Jamie Oliver should keep to cooking, I found that even though the book was interesting and the illustrations were very detailed, that this book was talking about food every few sentences and just trying to get children to cook his recipes.
It’s a non fiction book and I liked billy the most because he was the main character. I found it very fun and adventurous. I would recommend it to someone else who likes adventure and fun.
I have already read this book twice but I can’t stop. It’s just so good!
100% BRILLIANT! The book was so good that when I had time to read it, I could not stop reading it. I was even reading it in the car on the way to a football match. I give it a 5/5 and I hope you enjoy it if you read it. I really think you should!
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It is a great story
The story begins with twins Autumn and Jesse asking “Dad, please can you tell us a story from your head tonight?” He thinks about it and then begins to tell them “a true story about something that happened back in the eighties”
Billy and his three best friends; Anna, Andy and Jimmy live in the small town of Little Alverton. Billy according to his friends has the biggest heart and loves to invent and make things, Anna is fearless and fiercely loyal, Andy is always himself and happy in his own little world, whilst Jimmy is full of energy and is obsessed with nature. Together they love nothing more than having fun and exploring, but there is one place that they have never been, Waterfall Woods. Surrounded by a tall wall there seems to be no way in and there have always been stories about strange creatures and strange things that have happened in the woods. However, following a storm Anna finds a way over the wall and into the walled in wood where the four friends can’t wait to explore.
The story that follows is beautifully written and exquisitely illustrated, with characters, both good and bad really coming to life through both the words and pictures. It’s a story filled with nature and the children’s love of and care for the environment as we follow them trying to solve the mystery of dying plants and animals. With magical sprites, smelly monsters, brave children who work together and some fabulous fart humour it’s a face-paced, great read set in time when a bunch of 9 year olds could safely go out and play all day.
