Midwest Book Review-Children’s Bookwatch
With the fate of an entire species in their hands, they must act quick or leave the Tasmanian devil to its doom. “Tiptoe Through Tasmania” is a fast paced adventure read for younger readers as Janice Anderson tells the story of how Jaden and Max must help save the Tasmanian devil from extinction in a very dangerous island. “Tiptoe Through Tasmania” is a solidly recommended read for any youth who loves adventure and nature.
September 2011, Volume 21, Number 9
Max glanced down, and his entire hand was black. That’s weird, he thought. Then the darkness began to move. Like black oil, it poured up his arm. He gasped in terror—instinct took over. Thus ends chapter 6 of the new adventure novel, Tiptoe Through Tasmania by Janice Anderson.
Move over Indiana Jones; step aside Crocodile Hunter. Meet Jaden and Max – two brothers who travel to exotic places to save endangered species. In this episode, while on the trail of the endangered Tasmanian devil, Jaden and Max face an unruly jungle, wild animals, mysterious aborigines, and many other dangers.
Tiptoe Through Tasmania is the first book in the Around the World Adventures series of geography-based middle grade readers. In this series, author Janice Anderson combines real issues in exotic places with nail-biting escapades that have young readers – especially boys – captivated and demanding more.
In the Around the World Adventures series, Anderson hopes to expose the plight of endangered species like the Tasmanian devil, the Komodo dragon, the great green macaw, and the bubblegum dolphin.
As Anderson points out, “Many species are in danger. The trend is clear. What animal is next to face extinction? When do humans face the same plight? I hope to alert young readers to these serious problems – but do it in an entertaining way.”
Tiptoe Through Tasmania (ISBN# 9780983279105) is for ages 8-12 and is available at TheNile.com.au, Amazon.com, Amazon Kindle, and other major retailers. For more information visit http://www.aroundtheworldadventures.net.
A portion of the proceeds from this book is donated to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program’s fundraising arm, the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal. http://www.tassiedevil.com.au
About the author: Janice Anderson wanted to write a story that exposed young readers to exotic geography and rare animals on the brink of extinction without sounding preachy or writing nonfiction. “My own sons,” Anderson notes, “Love creepy critters and strange places but had lost interest in reading the usual nonfiction. I hunted for quality geography-based fiction without any luck. I soon learned that middle-readers for boys ages 8-12 were in great demand by parents. So I began to create what I was looking for.”
Don’t miss the next Around the World Adventure when Jaden and Max pursue the notorious Komodo dragon in Inch Over Indonesia, due out in winter 2011.
Janice Anderson
