The Mammoth Adventure (The Princess Rules)

by Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton (Illustrator)

Overview

Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess…

This third volume in THE PRINCESS RULES series sees the feisty princess take her baby brother and best friend, Bennett, on another round of adventures together.

Can they rescue their new-found friend the sea serpent from a travelling circus? And hold back the pirate, Five-fathom Freida. Or will Florizella’s worst fairygodmother prove that in a fairytale world, you really do have to be careful what you wish for?…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008403317
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/30/2021
Series:	Princess Rules Series , #3
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author of historical novels. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh. Works that have been adapted for television include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. The Other Boleyn Girl is now a major film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Philippa Gregory lives in the North of England with her family.

Hometown:

Yorkshire, England

Date of Birth:

January 9, 1954

Place of Birth:

Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa

Education:

B.A. in history, Sussex University, 1982; Ph.D., 18th-century popular fiction, Edinburgh, 1984

Website:

http://www.PhilippaGregory.com

Editorial Reviews

“These are enchanting, simply written stories that have lost none of their pertinence – and this timely new edition deserves to win Florizella another generation of admirers.” 5 star review in the Saturday Telegraph

“…perfect for newish readers who are gaining confidence and ready for a challenge” The Times

From the Publisher

05/01/2022

Gr 3–6—Princess Florizella is back for more adventure in this third installment of the series. The royal family is in a bit of an uproar because a Mammoth, who speaks like a baby, and a Sea Serpent, who used to eat princesses, are causing quite the disturbance at the castle. The unlikely pair are having a rollicking good time playing "Grandmother's Footsteps" under the royal drawbridge, causing a horrific racket and making the King and Queen most irritable. Florizella, her younger brother Prince Courier, and their good friend Prince Bennett are tasked with fixing this untenable situation. As luck would have it, Countess N'Asty, the worst witch in Fairytale land, shows up looking to collect specimens for her "Rare and Disagreeables" show. When she offers the Sea Serpent a spot, it seems as if everyone's prayers have been answered. As time passes, word reaches the children that the serpent is acutely homesick and is being held against his will. A rescue plan is set in motion, and it is ultimately up to the cowardly Mammoth to find his courage and "wescue" his best friend from the odious witch. Princess Florizella, the sometimes dress-wearing Prince Courier, and the charming Prince Bennett make a lovely team and each one shines with their own strengths. This mischievous and delightful tale by the acclaimed Gregory would be a shoe-in for a classroom read aloud. VERDICT Suggest to readers who have graduated from Nancy E. Krulik's "Princess Pulverizer" series and are looking for similarly empowering stories.—Amy Nolan

School Library Journal

2022-04-13
The third installment of the Princess Rules series finds the adventurous princess and her prince allies liberating creatures from undesirable conditions.

The first of the two interconnected stories in this book concerns a juvenile Mammoth and a reformed Sea Serpent whose games outside the palace have become too noisy and rambunctious, irritating the king and queen. Feeling unappreciated, the Sea Serpent takes up with the unpleasant Countess N’Asty and her Rare and Disagreeable Show, which is full of displays of depressed animals. To save the Sea Serpent from his error in judgment, Princess Florizella, younger brother Courier, best friend Prince Bennett, and the Mammoth hatch a rescue plan. In the second, interconnected story, Florizella tries to release a mute bear they liberated from the sideshow into the wild, leaving him alone in the forest. But, wracked with guilt, Florizella soon returns to the scene only to find a ransom note: Bear has been kidnapped by pirates. The princess makes a fervent wish that she might know where Bear is, and lo and behold, she discovers that she has a fairy godmother—one who is frankly exhausted from all the wishes her many, many godchildren regularly demand of her. Lessons of friendship and fair play drive these lively, humorous, fairy-tale–style stories. Florizella’s family reads as White; previous volumes cue Bennett as Black. (Final art not seen.)

Principled princess fun. (Fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews