WORLD BURN DOWN

A powerful and potent look at the terrifying destruction humans wreak upon the Amazon rainforest, from the bestselling author of Young Bond.Carlos's mother works for IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Authority. As head of a specially trained task force, her role is to protect the Amazon from the farmers, loggers and miners who are illegally destroying the precious rainforest. It's a dangerous role and when she upsets some of these land-grabbers, they decide to teach her a lesson by kidnapping her son, Carlos.Taken deep into the Amazon, Carlos manages to escape his captors only to find himself trapped by the fast-moving fires. Will he be able to outrun the flames as the world around him burns to the ground?Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.