Return to the Shadows (Shadows #2)

Danger has a way of following Claire Roberts. One year after her return from a place that is the stuff of legend, she is plunged back into the fray. An attempt on her life has her searching for answers and when the land of Terlain is the only place left to go, she leads the way without looking back. But Claire is about to find that evil doesn't die so easily...and the Shadow Man never forgets.Written for reading to 4-6 years. Self read 7-11.A boy, who should be doing his homework, draws a crocodile on a misty window in his bedroom. The crocodile turns and gobbles him up. Inside the crocodile's mouth he meets a girl from his class at school, who also drew a crocodile. Drench, a strange green character appears and confirms they are on his list for a Crocodile Tour; all they need is fuel for the trip. He leads them to a control room which looks out through the crocodile's eyes. They see an artist painting a crocodile - it is their head teacher. When they tell Drench how horrid she is, he moves a lever and accompanied by a piercing scream and a dreadful crunching sound, she disappears. The crocodile has re-fuelled! They have tickets for north Africa and the crocodile, part animal, part machine, sets off at a tremendous pace. They are on a weird, zany trip to Ancient Egypt and a dispute with a Pharaoh!