Beast quest: arcta the mountain giant: series 1 book 3

Mein Sohn liebt diese Bücher und da er zweisprachig aufwächst ist das ein Bonus! Spannend und trotzdem Kindgerecht, einfach zu empfehlen.

I am writing this review with my 6 year old son who is a big Beast Quest fan. He feels that this is a very good instalment of the Beast Quest series, well above average. He tells me that this is a gripping book that made him feel a bit worried about the main character at times but he enjoyed the excitement and suspense. Overall I'd recommend the BQ series as a good way of enticing boys to read. My son has these as bedtime stories and often reads on alone after lights out!

This review really applies to the whole of the Beast Quest Series (so far my son has read up to Series 3). Most suited to boys aged 7-10 depending on reading ability. I have read some of them to my son and can't say that I've been impressed by the story lines or that the use of language is imaginative or new. So - why the good rating? Simply because my son has not been able to put these books down since he started reading them. He is a pretty good reader and has managed to read most of the books within a day (maximum 2 days). So - it has the potential to be a costly series for me! However, in my opinion, any books that are able to grip the imagination of young boys so much that they want to read rather than playing on electronic games, has to be worth it!Most of the books follow the same storyline (Tom and Elena and their animals take on a new monster as part of an on-going quest) and I think there is some explanation of what has happened in previous books - so I guess it isn't vital to read the whole series in order. However - I would suggest that at least the first couple of books are read in order as they are quite vital in setting the scene. Also - if you are thinking of buying the series - there are some good deals on-line where you can buy the whole series for much less than the price of the individual books - so look for those rather than buying one book at a time. I managed to buy Series 4 and 5 (each containing 6 books) for less than half RRP.

This was the next in the Beast Quest series so was fantastic to get at a lower price than the RRP. Being read in order so vital to get this particular one and my son is really enjoying the books. As these books are short and have larger text size it does not put "reluctant" readers off.

My son says this is a great book. The condition was a bit scruffy but he enjoyed the story.