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A wonderful romp of the imagination - Don Cummer, Author Brothers in Arms (Scholastic Canada) When Charley and Aubergine's mother goes missing in the Zohar Desert, Charley opens a mysterious envelope that immediately summons to their door a camel who carries a briefcase and a business card. Well, not a camel, exactly -- a dromedary, with just one hump. His name is Larry, and he whisks the girls off to a series of madcap adventures as they search for their mom. The pace never lets up. Nor does the humor and the fun. It's like watching Saturday morning cartoons where no sooner is one crisis resolved than another emerges. The locations and the characters will delight anyone who has ever loved the tales of the Arabian Nights or desert romances from Rudolf Valentino to Beau Geste to Casablanca. In fact, E.M. McCann plays with the tropes of some of the best-loved desert stories. In the White City, Larry brings them to Dakota Rick's Cafe, where Rick gives them the first of many clues that will help them search for their mother. In Meshkir, 9-year-old Aubergine is chosen by King Kubar to be the next of his many wives. When Charley rubs an old lamp, she summons Babaganouch, the genie who can grant them three wishes. Among the dunes of the vast desert, they confront Ishtazar, the Sand Queen, and her army of scarabs. Throughout these adventures, Larry the camel ... uh, dromedary... is their constant companion and sets up the fun. McCann loves language, and the word play comes fast and furious. Waiters in tuxedos peered out from potted palms, and prepared to pounce on picky patrons. Larry stuck out of the sand like a furry pretzel. With a spiffle and a whiff, [the genie] skidaddledoodled out the front door. We Won't Desert You, says Larry's business card. Part of the fun is the juxtaposition of the desert romance motifs with the atmosphere of summer camp. To pass the time, Larry joins the girls in a rousing chorus of Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall. Other songs are parodies of pop tunes that readers will have fun identifying. McCann has set the tone and the timing that will appeal to young readers who like fast-paced stories with lots of puns, butt humor, exotic locales, and a long parade of oddball characters -- each one more outrageous that the last. It's all great fun and a wonderful romp of the imagination.

A wonderful romp of the imagination - Don Cummer, Author Brothers in Arms (Scholastic Canada) When Charley and Aubergine's mother goes missing in the Zohar Desert, Charley opens a mysterious envelope that immediately summons to their door a camel who carries a briefcase and a business card. Well, not a camel, exactly -- a dromedary, with just one hump. His name is Larry, and he whisks the girls off to a series of madcap adventures as they search for their mom. The pace never lets up. Nor does the humor and the fun. It's like watching Saturday morning cartoons where no sooner is one crisis resolved than another emerges. The locations and the characters will delight anyone who has ever loved the tales of the Arabian Nights or desert romances from Rudolf Valentino to Beau Geste to Casablanca. In fact, E.M. McCann plays with the tropes of some of the best-loved desert stories. In the White City, Larry brings them to Dakota Rick's Caf , where Rick gives them the first of many clues that will help them search for their mother. In Meshkir, 9-year-old Aubergine is chosen by King Kubar to be the next of his many wives. When Charley rubs an old lamp, she summons Babaganouch, the genie who can grant them three wishes. Among the dunes of the vast desert, they confront Ishtazar, the Sand Queen, and her army of scarabs. Throughout these adventures, Larry the camel ... uh, dromedary... is their constant companion and sets up the fun. McCann loves language, and the word play comes fast and furious. Waiters in tuxedos peered out from potted palms, and prepared to pounce on picky patrons. Larry stuck out of the sand like a furry pretzel. With a spiffle and a whiff, [the genie] skidaddledoodled out the front door. We Won't Desert You, says Larry's business card. Part of the fun is the juxtaposition of the desert romance motifs with the atmosphere of summer camp. To pass the time, Larry joins the girls in a rousing chorus of Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall. Other songs are parodies of pop tunes that readers will have fun identifying. McCann has set the tone and the timing that will appeal to young readers who like fast-paced stories with lots of puns, butt humor, exotic locales, and a long parade of oddball characters -- each one more outrageous that the last. It's all great fun and a wonderful romp of the imagination.

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E.M. McCann is an award winning creator of children's content who began her career at age 11 as an actress in Gordon Pinsent's A Gift to Last (CBC). After studying English and Film at the University of Toronto, she began to work in television as a writer/director/producer of educational children's media at TVOntario. Marie lead the creation of long-running series such as Gisele's Big Backyard (TVOntario) and Kids' Canada (CBC) which both won Gemini Awards. While on a trip to North Africa she was inspired to write Larry the Dromedary - We Won't Desert You! and spent a number of years working on the fantastical tale that draws on her life and mythical influences. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her two amazing daughters, her life partner and her dog. She loves to travel, sings in a country band called Animal Kyngdom, paints and currently heads up children's content for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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