Marco Astolfi Marco Astolfi i(7192013 works by)
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2 y separately published work icon Making Waves Susannah McFarlane , ( trans. Marco Astolfi with title In Cattive Acque ) Florence : Italia Giunti Junior , 2017 Z1885174 2010 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'SHADOW is really making waves and now the coral reef is in danger. Special Agent EJ12 could be in over her head but she must stop SHADOW before it is too late. That's the easy part. As EJ12 Emma Jacks can do anything.

So why is she so nervous about the school swimming carnival? Perhaps she isn't after all ...' (Publisher's blurb)
3 1 y separately published work icon Jump Start Susannah McFarlane , ( trans. Marco Astolfi with title Il Salto Perfetto ) Florence : Italia Giunti Junior , 2016 Z1742737 2010 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'Evil agency SHADOW is up to something in the middle of the rainforest. Something that could see them get the jump on SHINE. SHINE Special Agent EJ12 needs to leap into action. She must crack SHADOW's codes and foil their plans. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything.

'So why is the state gym competition so hard? Perhaps it isn't after all. ' (Publication summary)
4 1 y separately published work icon Hot and Cold Susannah McFarlane , ( trans. Marco Astolfi with title Operazione Ghiaccio Bollente ) Florence : Italia Giunti Junior , 2016 Z1742478 2010 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'The heat is on as someone seems to be melting the polar ice cap. Special Agent EJ12 needs to crack the codes and keep her cool to put the evil-doer's plan back on ice. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything. So why can't she handle the school Ice Queen of Mean, Nema? Perhaps she can after all. ' (Publication summary)
2 y separately published work icon Monkey Mountain Justin D'Ath , ( trans. Marco Astolfi with title La Montagna Delle Scimmie ) Milan : Italia Giunti Junior , 2016 Z1676014 2010 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'There isn't really a word to describe the noise a volcano makes when it erupts. You don't just hear it, you feel it.

'BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

'A class trip to Borneo starts off with a bang - a visit to a real-life volcano! But when Mount Bako erupts, Sam Fox is left stranded with his teacher, Mr Griffin, who's suffering from a heart attack. They make it down the mountain to the cool blue sea - only to be hemmed in by blood-thirsty sharks...

'An action-packed adventure, Monkey Mountain is the hottest Extreme Adventure yet!' (from the publisher's website.)
2 y separately published work icon Tiger Trouble Justin D'Ath , ( trans. Marco Astolfi with title Guai Con La Tigre ) Florence : Italia Giunti Junior , 2015 Z1919257 2010 single work children's fiction children's 'Sam and his family are in New Delhi watching big brother Nathan make his international cricketing debut (he hits a six, of course) when a young pickpocket steals Sam's backpack. Sam gives chase and runs foul of the boss of a pickpocket gang, who's also involved in the illegal trade of exotic pets, including tiger cubs taken from the wild. When a pair of cubs is to be smuggled through Pakistan to Iran, Sam and the young pickpocket, now his ally, set out in the cause of wildlife conservation to rescue them. They pull it off, but find themselves miles from Delhi, with no money... and two tigers!' (Source: publisher's website).
2 y separately published work icon Grizzly Trap Justin D'Ath , ( trans. Marco Astolfi with title Grizzly : trappola mortale ) Milan : Italia Giunti Junior , 2013 Z1566872 2009 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'Sam Fox is on a trip to North America with his cub scout pack when their bus crashes down a canyon. Some of the group are seriously injured, so Sam and two cubs set off to find help.

'But Sam is thousands of miles from home in the middle of the American wilderness. A wilderness full of howling wolves, and a massive, unpredictable grizzly bear that's following them...' (Publisher's blurb)
2 2 y separately published work icon Crocodile Attack! Justin D'Ath , ( trans. Marco Astolfi with title Coccodrillo attacco fulmineo ) Milan : Italia Giunti Junior , 2013 Z1221908 2005 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'A robber has kidnapped Sam Fox and his two-year-old cousin Nissa during a tropical cyclone. When the getaway car crashes into the raging Crocodile River, Sam and Nissa must face one ordeal after another to survive. Sam fights to keep his head above water and Nissa out of the jaws of certain death. But the odds are against them. As the waters rise and the crocodiles close in, Sam must push himself to the limits of endurance.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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