Il principe di Atlantide
2010
- voyages and travels
- animals
- atlantis (legendary place)
- juvenile fiction
- shipwrecks
- mice
- fiction
- mystery and detective stories
- children's fiction
- magic, fiction
The story
At the beach by Mouseford Academy, one of the Thea Sisters discovers a mysterious boy with blue skin washed up on the shore. He speaks an unfamiliar language, so the Thea Sisters call Thea Stilton to help figure out how to communicate with him. She sets the mouselings on an exciting journey across the world to hunt for clues about the boy's origins. Could he be prince of the underwater world of Atlantis? It's up to the Thea Sisters to get him home!
What it’s like
Bright, cheerful illustrations break up the pages of this chapter book, with a playful layout that mixes prose, boxed notes, maps and small comic-style panels, so it reads more like a scrapbook than a dense novel. The palette is saturated: sea blues, sandy beige and sunny seaside colours, with the underwater scenes glowing in turquoise. The voice is chatty and brisk, addressed to young readers, with short chapters that end on small cliffhangers. The mood is light adventure: a mysterious visitor washes ashore near a seaside school, and a group of friends sets off on a globe-trotting search for answers, with lots of travel detail, quick scene changes and gentle puzzle-solving along the way. Peril is mild and kid-appropriate, including a shipwreck and a few tense moments, but there is no gore and no real cruelty, and the tone stays warm and reassuring. It suits a cosy afternoon, a bedtime reading slot, or a child who wants a fun, fast mystery with a touch of fantasy. It is for young readers, especially those who enjoy animal characters, travel and a bit of undersea wonder.
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