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The Talking Parcel

by Gerald Durrell · 1975

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Three children befriend an unusual parrot and spider and travel with them to Mythologia, the magical land of mythical animals, to try and save it from being taken over by the evil Cockatrices.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
GreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 191 pages

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