Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing

By (author) Stewart Martin; Illustrated by Gutierrez Santy
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Meet ocean explorer Sandy Fin, silver-scaled diver of the deep, puzzler of puzzles and hero of a new madcap middle grade series from Martin Stewart, illustrated in black and white.
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''[A] thrilling story... a must-read for 8+ year olds'' School Reading List

Meet ocean explorer Sandy Fin, silver-scaled diver of the deep, puzzler of puzzles and hero of a new madcap middle grade series from Martin Stewart, illustrated by Santy Gutierrez

Sandy Fin lives in the Museum of Seaside Stories with the famous explorer Emile du Pont and their collection of treasures. Sandy and his best friend Lily are being taught the art of ocean exploration by Emile, aided by his ingenious inventions.

When the museum''s future is in peril, it is up to Sandy and Lily to save it. But then Albo Start arrives! Start plans to turn Portwhistle Bay into a Seaworld-style theme park named Splash Landing, locking up Portwhistle’s cherished marine life in tiny tanks.

Sensing skulduggery, Sandy and Lily set out to stop Start, armed with banana sandwiches, moonlit sneezes and noses for danger.

Review quote:
''[A] thrilling story, brought to life by Santy Gutiérrez''s vibrant illustrations... a must-read for 8+ year olds''
Biographical note:

Martin Stewart made his first book using Post-It notes aged eight. His work has been shortlisted for major awards and translated into multiple languages. A native of Glasgow and former secondary school English teacher, he now lives on the west coast with his wife, two children, and a very big dog.
Instagram: @martin_j_stewart

Santy Gutiérrez was born in Spain. He won acclaim as the Best Spanish Young Editorial Cartoonist and Best Galician Caricaturist. He founded the BAOBAB Studio Artists Collective and has been chairman of the AGPI (Galician Professional Illustrators Association) for 6 years.
Instagram: @santygutierrez_art

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Meet ocean explorer Sandy Fin, silver-scaled diver of the deep, puzzler of puzzles and hero of a new madcap middle grade series from Martin Stewart, illustrated in black and white.
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Meet ocean explorer Sandy Fin, silver-scaled diver of the deep, puzzler of puzzles and hero of a new madcap middlegrade series from Martin Stewart, illustrated by Pedro Rodríguez.
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A brand new, madcap, four-book commercial series from the author of the Bridget Vanderpuff series, featuring a boy lead Sandy Fin, with black and white illustrations.
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A former English teacher, Martin is an energetic speaker at events, popular with schools, booksellers and educationalists.
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BRIDGET VANDERPUFF series has sold rights in nine languages.