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Pineapple Fever

Frances Durkin author Helen Van Vliet illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:16th Feb '26

£7.99

This title is due to be published on 16th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Pineapple Fever cover

Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.

A stately home, a tropical fruit, a Victorian mystery! My name’s Molly, and I’m a housemaid at Beacon Towers. Lady Bracken has asked me to guard one of the pineapples when it’s on display during a dinner party. It’s worth a lot of money, so absolutely nothing must go wrong…

About the Author and Book Talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

ISBN: 9780008784768

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 8mm

Weight: 270g

120 pages