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The Incredible Dadventure 3: The Spectacular Holly-Day
Holly is off on her first international Dadventure!
Dad's taking Holly on one of his travel-writing trips - to Malaysia! Holly can't wait to explore all the new sights, sounds and smells Asia has to offer. But Dad has other things in mind . . . Instead of exploring the jungles, he's busy making the most of the free spa and sticking Holly in the dreaded Adventure Club.
If Holly wants a real adventure, she's going to have to find it herself.
The third in the 'Dadventure' series, a perfect family story or read-alone for fans of David Baddiel and THE 13-STOREY TREEHOUSE.
Dad's taking Holly on one of his travel-writing trips - to Malaysia! Holly can't wait to explore all the new sights, sounds and smells Asia has to offer. But Dad has other things in mind . . . Instead of exploring the jungles, he's busy making the most of the free spa and sticking Holly in the dreaded Adventure Club.
If Holly wants a real adventure, she's going to have to find it herself.
The third in the 'Dadventure' series, a perfect family story or read-alone for fans of David Baddiel and THE 13-STOREY TREEHOUSE.
192 pages, Paperback
Published August 24, 2017
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September 23, 2025
I really liked this book. The story is great, and just as importantly, Dad is portrayed in a positive light. Children need to read a range of books, including books that present a positive family life.
Holly lives in a pretty exciting family. Her parents take her on Dadventures and Mumventures. This time it’s a trip to Malaysia, where her journalist dad will review the hotel they are staying in. Holly’s class set her goals to achieve while she’s away.
Holly is determined to have a real-life adventure, but finds herself put in the Adventure Club and bored out of her mind. She sleeps in and misses breakfast, and goes out looking for a meal. She meets the friendly trishaw driver, who she asks to take her back to the girl she met at a street café yesterday. Her dad had taken her exploring the evening before. Siti and Holly spend the day together at the beach, looking across the water at Monkey Island, which Siti says is home to monkeys and endangered tiny deer that will be sent to a zoo when a new big hotel is built. Holly decides that it is not right and she will do something about it, but her plans go awry when she is late getting back to the hotel and in trouble for going out without permission. Dad is furious. Can Holly save the island?
Recommended for readers aged eight years and older.
Holly lives in a pretty exciting family. Her parents take her on Dadventures and Mumventures. This time it’s a trip to Malaysia, where her journalist dad will review the hotel they are staying in. Holly’s class set her goals to achieve while she’s away.
Holly is determined to have a real-life adventure, but finds herself put in the Adventure Club and bored out of her mind. She sleeps in and misses breakfast, and goes out looking for a meal. She meets the friendly trishaw driver, who she asks to take her back to the girl she met at a street café yesterday. Her dad had taken her exploring the evening before. Siti and Holly spend the day together at the beach, looking across the water at Monkey Island, which Siti says is home to monkeys and endangered tiny deer that will be sent to a zoo when a new big hotel is built. Holly decides that it is not right and she will do something about it, but her plans go awry when she is late getting back to the hotel and in trouble for going out without permission. Dad is furious. Can Holly save the island?
Recommended for readers aged eight years and older.
April 3, 2025
My favourite out of the first three. Trying to encourage Mr 10 to read this as I think he will enjoy the storyline. Almost aleays something is happening.
March 12, 2018
More fun than a barrel of monkeys, this fast paced tale will entertain and raise a smile or two. Despite the almost travelogue introduction, the story revs up once adventure seeking Holly Day sets out on her own in a strange new country, Malaysia and manages to foil the destruction of a local environmentally rich island by ruthless developers. Conservation balances easily with themes of friendship, perseverance, habit destruction and family. Lowe also manages to create a thick air of authenticity with the use of plenty of Malay lingo and food that will appeal to readers from seven years of age and above.
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