This is a thoroughly enjoyable experience for late elementary and early middle school age children, and their parents will like it too. Allende has written a wonderful novel for young people, and narrator Brown helps convey a sense of adventure and make the fantasy real. The story is filled with magic and mysticism but is told in a matter-of-fact way.

It becomes up to the two young people to save the expedition and to receive some gifts they grow to be worthy of these. As the trip progresses, Alex discovers he too has some innate talents he didn't know he had.

The expedition includes soldiers, famous explorers, photographers and a local guide and his 12-year-old daughter, Nadia, who has some strange abilities and an understanding beyond her years. His grandmother is a writer for International Geographic and takes Alex along on a trip to the Amazon to track down 'beasts' that have been spotted by a few explorers. Jįifteen-year-old Alex is sent to stay with his grandmother while his mother gets intensive cancer treatments. Cardboard, plastic plot, reader, author notes. Note: If you dont have access to the Google Play Store, see the Beats. If you previously installed the Beats Pill+ app on your phone, you must remove it before installing the Beats app. Tap Install and follow the onscreen instructions. MLA style: 'City of the Beasts.' The Free Library. On your Android phone, tap Play Store (or go to the Google Play website ), then search for the Beats app.

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