Leave It to Plum!
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When a small mammal with an oversized ego tries to take over the zoo, just leave it to the big-hearted peacock Plum to save the day! From award-winning author Matt Phelan, the creator of Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels, Leave It to Plum! is a young middle grade novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere.
Young Plum is one of the peacock ambassadors for the Athensville Zoo. Every day the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the zooβs visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grown-ups alike. The peacocks are very proud of their responsibility; none so much as kind, curious Plum.
But Itch the ningbingβa type of very small marsupialβdoesnβt understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while heβs all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!
With short chapters, award-winning author Matt Phelanβs Leave It to Plum! is a young middle grade novel full of warmth and humor.Β The first hilarious story in a duology about a young peacock with a big heart, a small mammal with a big ego, and the busy zoo they both live in as a must-have for fans of the Princess in Black and Mercy Watson series.
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Matt Phelan is the author and illustrator of several novels for young readers, including the five books in the acclaimed Plum series and Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels. Matt Phelanβs picture books include Sweater Weather, Turtle Walk, Pignic, and Druthers. He is also the creator of the graphic novels The Storm in the Barn (winner of a Scott OβDell Award), Around the World, Bluffton, and the New York Times bestseller Snow White: A Graphic Novel. Matt Phelan lives in Pennsylvania.
