基本信息出版社：Macmillan Children's Books
页码：96 页
出版日期：2005年01月
ISBN：0330434039
条形码：9780330434034
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语

内容简介 Twins Wayne and Wendy have two extraordinary friends - an ice-cream van called Macaroni, and a goat called Gina. Then one day they both disappear! Who would steal a bashed-up ice-cream van, and a very naughty goat? Does someone know that Macaroni is actually magical? Hot on the trail of their missing friends, the twins meet Pa Periwinkle - a famous apothecary who once owned Macaroni. The twins need help! Luckily Pa and his magic Fizzbomb Sherbet are soon exploding into action.
作者简介 Julie Bertagna has had remarkable success in her short writing career. She won a Scottish Arts Council bursary for her first novel THE SPARK GAP, SOUNDTRACK won the SAC's Children's Book Award. DOLPHIN BOY was shortlisted for the NASEN and Blue Peter Awards. EXODUS, the launch title for Young Picador and her first novel for Macmillan, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award and won the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. THE OPPOSITE OF CHOCOLATE has been shortlisted for the Book Trust Teenage Prize 2004.
编辑推荐 From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5 - In this novel by Julie Bertogna, Wayne and Wendy Potts love their parents but don't have much faith in their money-making schemes since their numerous endeavors have rarely been successful. Although the goat farm and the goat cheese factory both failed, the Potts come home with a used ice cream van and are sure they'll hit it big this time. Things look a little dicey at first when Mr. Potts creates ice cream flavors like Stingy Strawberry (made of strawberries and hot peppers), Cheesy Peasmint, Chocwobble, and Marshmallow Squidge, but when some Fizzbomb Sherbert gets mixed in, the ice cream becomes a hit. All is not smooth sailing for the Potts family though. They discover that the ice cream van, named Macaroni, is a magical van with a mind of its own. Soon the children find themselves and their naughty pet goat Gina on the first of several adventures as they try to soothe Macaroni, who is homesick for the seashore. Veteran BBC television actress Sophie Aldred gives each character an individual voice filled with enthusiasm. British vocabulary such as windscreen (windshield), bonnet (hood of the car), and queue (line) might be confusing at first, but can be understood in context. A fun-filled addition to any collection. - Veronica Schwartz, Des Plaines Public Library, IL
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