Indiana Bones is a shaggy dog with a difference. He's got superpowers and can sniff out criminals, and with his young friend and owner, Aisha, solve mysteries that would flummox the world's more expert detectives! In their first case, they are on the trail of treasure hidden centuries ago by a legendary knight known as the Lonely Avenger, an adventure which takes them all the way to Egypt and the pyramids.
A charming, funny beginning to what promises to be an action-packed series of Uncharted/Indiana-Jones-for-kids adventures, with 100% more talking dogs.
Personally found some of the plot pacing far too speedy, wouldn't have minded the book being maybe 50% longer, and wasn't keen on all of the language play—perhaps a bit twee in places—but that's as an adult reader. The true measure of this book will be how it holds its target audience, which I'm fairly certain it won't have any problems with.
Worth mentioning that the illustrations are very nice too.
Super fun adventure with a hint of mystery. Featuring great characters, including a talking dog, this book would make a great read aloud for Year 2 or an independent read for students in Year 3.