The Great Gherkin Explorer Quest
Milton
:
John Wiley and Sons
,
2005
Z1863175
2005
single work
children's fiction
children's
'In this sequel to The Great Gherkin Geography Quest, the characters are engaged in another quest - this time in a race against time to save their teacher, Miss Take, who has been kidnapped. The puzzles the students must solve have them travelling through time to retrieve clues at the scene of some of the great land and sea explorations.' (From publisher's blurb)
The Great Gherkin Conservation Quest
Milton
:
John Wiley and Sons
,
2006
Z1863179
2006
single work
children's fiction
children's
'In this third novella, the Questers travel into the future at the entreaty of Gorki (Phoebe's future great-great grandchild) who arrives from the year 2150. Their quest is to save the Earth from the dismal future that awaits humanity if The Company, which controls everyone's life, cannot be stopped. The theme is strongly that of conservation and 'stepping lightly on the earth' today if such a future is to be avoided. Serious though the subject matter may be, it is presented with the Questers' trademark ingenuity and sense of fun as they confront the very unfriendly world of 2150.' (Publisher's blurb)
