The Hidden Spring

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise... A rebellious daughter 1925. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for the bohemian clubs of Malta, a tiny island in the Mediterranean. There, among the ancient walls and winding streets, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. A sister with a secret 1944. Running from the brutality of war in France, Florence Baudin faces a new life deep in the Devonshire countryside, England. But her estranged mother makes a desperate request: to find her vanished sister, who went missing years before. A rift over generations A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florence's only clue, the war an immovable barrier - and time is running out. Praise for Daughters of War "A rich tapestry of courage, passion and family secrets beneath the dark shadows of war . . . a novel to sweep you away to a different time and place"--HAZEL GAYNOR"A glorious page-turner about three sisters in Occupied France in 1944 . . . a novel to disappear into-- GILL P

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise...

From the Amazon rainforest in South America to the Congo in Central Africa, find the animals hidden in each scene using the special "flashlight" included in the book. Who's hiding in the grass? And what about the shadow in the branches of that tree? Thanks to the magic flashlight in this book, children will be entertained looking for more than 60 animals hidden in the wonderfully illustrated pages. Each spread highlights a different part of the world and provides bite-sized facts about the creatures found in that jungle.