Siamese in the Sun

Animal Ark: Summer Special #7

by Ben M. Baglio, Lucy Daniels (Pseudonym)

Mandy and James have gone to Jersey with Mandy's mum and dad to look after a local veterinary surgery. They spot a Siamese cat ornament in the window of an antiques shop - but they soon discover that Sud Su Ming is a real cat! Mandy thinks she should be entered in the prestigious island cat show but how can she - and Ming - persuade her owner?

Genres: Animals, Childrens, Fiction, Middle Grade, Juvenile, Cats

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

Ben M. Baglio created the brief for two series of children's books - Dolphin Diaries and Animal Ark. Dolphin Diaries features a girl and her family from Florida, who travel around the world as marine biologists and study dolphins. Animal Ark features two children who work together to help animals and solve animal-related mysteries. The books were written by commissioned writers in the UK under Baglio's instruction using the pseudonym Lucy Daniels. Each ghostwriter is named with a 'Special Thanks' on the copyright page.

Using his real name he also wrote the book series The Pet Finders Club, featuring a group of three children who search for peoples lost pets.

Reviews

[Beatrice Updegraff · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mental health has been terrible lately so my friend got me some animal ark books to cheer me up as I was totally incapable of concentrating on any books 📚 honestly Mandy Hope is an icon and what a great gift. Would recommend to any adult needing a well-crafted, joyously predictable and impressively written book for seven year olds.

[Lianna Kendig · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I didn’t think this was the best book, but the messages were good, and for a travel book it was decent. Kids getting to see a different breed of cat featured is always good.

[Baluka · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I first started this series when I was a child, I really loved the books. Going back, I see how I've changed with my taste in literature. This book wasn't bad; it was just okay. A child reading it would love it, especially if they have a fondness for animals. It wasn't bland, but just didn't appeal to me. Would I recommend this book to someone, yes. This writer is good, but it's just not quite my taste anymore.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, Mandy and James go to Jersey with Mandy's parents, who are substituting for the vets in Jersey. They meet a cat at the shop next door to the clinic. Mandy is sure that the cat should enter the contest. She might even win! But her owner might need a little bit of persuading to let her enter.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mandy is on Jersey, and she meets a man with a Siamese cat. She wants to enter the Siamese into a competition. But her owner doesn't want to. Can Mandy convince the man to enter her into a cat show.
This book is great! I love it! You should read this book.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ming is sooo cute!

[Shayma · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loooooooooooooved this one it was very cute and was funny.

[Suchita · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that this book was really good because, as I love animals, I learned a lot and I thought the storyline was really good too. I recommend this book to all animal and cat lovers.

[shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good better than the last animal ark book i read.

[Taylor Troncin]

Loved this series when I was younger. Still a huge animal lover and would like to read the rest of this series!

[Joanne F · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok but got a bit boring
it was obious that ming was going to win the compition