Avenca, a Fadazinha Verde

Rainbow Fairies #4

by Daisy Meadows

Esta colecção é dedicada aqueles que estão a dar os primeiros passos no mundo dos livros de texto (7-10 anos). É a colecção mais vendida no Reino Unido, logo a seguir ao Harry Potter e conta as aventuras da Raquel e da Cristina que estão de férias na ilha das Quatro Estações e vão ajudar a rainha Titânia e o rei Oberon a encontrar as Sete Fadas do Arco-Íris que o Génio do Gelo enfeitiçou. Assim conseguirão devolver a magia do arco-íris ao País das Fadas… Neste volume, Esta fadazinha está perdida num buraco de uma árvore coberto por uma vidraça de gelo. É preciso descobrir uma maneira de o gelo derreter e salvar a fada. Mas este é um segredo bem guardado! Avenca, a Fadazinha Verde de Daisy Meadows

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Fairies, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Magic

Paperback

First published May 29, 2003

About the author

Daisy Meadows is the pseudonym used for the four writers of the Rainbow Magic children's series: Narinder Dhami, Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, and Sue Mongredien. Rainbow Magic features differing groups of fairies as main characters, including the Jewel fairies, Weather fairies, Pet fairies, Petal fairies, and Sporty fairies.

Narinder Dhami was born in Wolverhampton, England on November 15, 1958. She received a degree in English from Birmingham University in 1980. After having taught in primary and secondary schools for several years she began to write full-time. Dhami has published many retellings of popular Disney stories and wrote the Animal Stars and Babes series, the latter about young British girls of Asian origin. She lives in Cambridge, England with her husband and cats.

Sue Bentley was born in Northampton, England. She worked in a library after completing her education and began writing for children once her own began school. Bentley is the author of the Magic Kitten, Magic Puppy, and S Club series and lives in Northamptonshire.

Linda Chapman has written over 50 children's fiction books, including the following series: My Secret Unicorn, Stardust, Not Quite a Mermaid, and Unicorn School. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband and daughters.

Sue Mongredien was born in 1970 and grew up in Nottingham, England. She has published over 100 children's books, including the following series: The Adventures of Captain Pugwash, The Magic Key, Frightful Families, and Oliver Moon. She has also contributed many titles to the Sleepover Club series and written picture books. Mongredien created the Royal Ballet School Diaries under the pen name Alexandra Moss. She lives with her family in Bath, England.

Reviews

[Berengaria · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars/ 3 seren

Darllenais y llyfr hwn fel rhan o fy Sialens Darllen Ieithoedd Tramor 2024. (I read this in Welsh as part of my Foreign Language Reading Challenge 2024)

Two young girls on holiday imagine they have an adventure rescuing Alaw, the Green Fairy, from a bunch of marauding goblins in order to reunite her with her sisters, the Rainbow Fairies. Part of a series in which each colour fairy is found and saved by the girls.

This book probably won't be of much interest to anyone over 7 and a half, but it was good for Welsh practice!

Cute, and in general easy to read and follow. The series would probably work better as a single book, however.

[ella nelson]

"'Oh!' Rachel Walker gasped in delight as she looked around her. 'What a perfect place for a picnic!'
'It’s a secret garden,' Kirsty Tate said, her eyes shining."
ooh a date

"Mr. Walker said, walking up behind them."
stop eavesdropping on their date

“'Let’s go see!' Rachel said eagerly. 'I want to explore the whole garden. Can we, Mom?'
'Go ahead.' Mrs. Walker smiled. 'Your dad and I will get the food ready.'"
their parents literally do not care at this point they are so irresponsible

"The ice felt freezing cold, but they kept pressing against it with their warm hands."
ngl that sounds weird but whatever

“If your feet weren’t so big, you wouldn’t trip over them,”
DAMN THOSE GOBLINS ARE CUTTHROAT

“'I’m Fluffy,' squeaked the squirrel"
sooooo original

“OW!” both goblins howled. “My toes!”
idk why that just sounds so funny

“Good idea.” Rachel laughed. “If we don’t hurry back, my dad will eat the whole picnic by himself!”
uh....that's rude

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

the reason I love this book is because I like fairies and I love to fly. And the goblins make the story better because it's more exciting that there's fighting happening, there's someone to fight.
I like the pictures because I like to see what they're doing, and it looks like it could come true, like you could dream about it.
I like chapter books.
I think about it every day and I even try to make wings.

[Jo]

emotional support read

[ren · Rating 4 out of 5]

my favorite of the series so far!

[Becca da Romance Queen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite one in the series! Fluffy IS SO CUTE <3

[Cora · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this as a book club pick with my first graders. They love the The Rainbow Series and, with instructor support, it's appropriate for all reading levels. We take turns reading each page and then discuss what we read so that I know comprehension is building up. It's the end of the year and I want my students to learn to read for enjoyment since I've been grilling them all year. These books are reading Level 2 and appeals to both boys and girls, plus they can help each other with words. Again, I do suggest instructor supervision because modeling how much fun reading we can have reading is contagious!

[Sabina · Rating 3 out of 5]

not my favorite of all the fairies

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

No shame, fucking classic SLAPS

[amy]

starting off zoe’s 24 hour gratitude edition with a bang! my sister and i used to borrow out like 10 of these books each from the library and our mom used to read them to us and a bed time story. good times.

[The Dragon Den Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daisy Meadows and her fairies are my childhood. I collected so many in my youth, knowing all the fairies and their importance, and sticking with the two special girls who go to be a part of the magic.
Years ago I had to give my beautiful collection away, now still part of my childhood school where little girls are picking their favourite fairies and playing pretend. It's fun to hear stories from my old teachers telling me how over the years so many students have grabbed these books and fallen in love with the tales of two girls, Jack Frost and the fabulous glittering magic that is the fairies.
On Christmas last year, my sister surprised me with a boxset of these books, but cause you cannot collect these darlings as easily anymore. I was over the moon!
If anyone has a little one who needs a little magic in their life, wants to read and needs a big creation to be hooked on...it is Daisy Meadows!

[cassie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, cute, easy to read, I’m bored, I’m revisiting books I read as a child, etc. Though I am curious: How come all the other creatures can talk besides Queenie the bee? Is there an animal hierarchy for accessing spoken language? Just food for thought

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only thing better than delving into a book I really love, is reading with my grandchildren! Book 4 in the rainbow magic series is complete, on to book 5 next. My granddaughter and I read via face time. We usually finish a book in 2-3 sessions depending on how tired she is or what's going on. We finished this book on Sunday and she surprised me with a song about the colors of the rainbow. This sweet series sparks the imagination, prompts reasoning skills, and provides some wonderful teaching moments. 🌈🧚‍♂️💕

[Stella Schaefer-Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite book so far! First, I think Fern is the most helpful and assertive of the fairies thus far and I really appreciated that energy. Second, the animals helping them run away were iconic and adorable and Fluffy the squirrel is the best animal addition to the pot at the end of the rainbow. Lastly, the secret garden maze setting was definitely the best setting so far, it was magical but also had the potential to be spooky.

[eggtart]

I hardly read these as a kid I just collected them for the colorful book covers

[Wynona · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love her name. I liked the hedgehog in this book.

[Olivia Olson]

Read this last night to feel something

[Nadiya Foster · Rating 1 out of 5]

I fear I’ve lost several brain cells reading these

[Lady Tea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Stats

Cover: ★★★ (I'm not the biggest fan of Fern's outfit, but the green + pink combination does work well. Also, I love all the fern leaves--perfect match!)
Story: ★★★★★
Overall Rating: ★★★★
Ghostwriter: Narinder Dhami
Most Memorable Part(s): The setting, definitely! Both the tower and the maze were so picturesque! (Also, having all the little animal friends help was cute too!)

Review:
This was definitely the most adventurous of the books so far, with the girls having to locate Fern the green fairy in a maze this time around. Even from the map of the island introduced in book 1, I have to admit that this was the most mysterious setting that I was curious about and...here we are! *claps*

Ahem, but anyway, the adventure in this feels a bit more impactful, as the girls have narrow encounters with the goblins and are chased by them this time around, even to the point of getting lost. Fluffy the squirrel was absolutely cute, and in general it was just a joyful read!

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: Fern the Green Fairy
Author: Daisy Meadows
Series: Rainbow Magic, 4; Rainbow Fairies, 4
Format: paperback
Length: 67 pages
Rating: 3 stars

Synopsis: The seven Rainbow Fairies are missing! Rachel and Kirsty search for one in each RAINBOW MAGIC book. Read all seven books to help rescue the fairies and bring the sparkle back to Fairyland!
Fairyland is home to seven colorful sisters. Together, they are the Rainbow Fairies! They keep Fairyland dazzling and bright. But when evil Jack Frost sends them far away, the sisters are in big trouble. If they don't return soon, Fairyland is doomed to be gray forever!
Rachel and Kirsty are sure that the garden maze holds a special secret. If they make all the right turns, could it lead them to Fern the Green Fairy?

Mini-review: Cute. Loved all the wildlife, the squirrel especially.

Fan Cast:
Rachel Walker - Austyn Johnson
Kirsty Tate - Drew Olivia Tillman
Fern - Mackenzie Foy
Ruby - Dove Cameron
Amber - Madison Davenport
Sunny - Jessica Belkin

[Priya Appleby · Rating 3 out of 5]

(My overall review for the rainbow magic series)

These books were so magical to me as a child. They really got me into reading and I was so addicted. They helped me learn the colours of the rainbow and entertained me for several years. The books aren't very good. I've tried reading them again because I was interested in what I saw in them. The books are very similar and repetitive but to child version of me, they were completely perfect!

[Kath · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is my favourite so far - the animals are cute and would have appealed to me as a child. Those Goblins really need to get their act together though - they're not putting up much of a fight!

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't remember this book that much, I remember that it was one of my favorite.

[Sandra Gmiter · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is intresting

[Rhyme Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book because the goblins were so strange they didn't even know the fairies were up in a tree.

[AdiG · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the book because it has an adventure, and it makes me want to keep reading.I also like it because Fern finds her way home, and is not lost like three other fairies.

[Kassandra Lindly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series for my second grader who reads at reading level of 3.2-5.2

[Nancy Kotkin · Rating 1 out of 5]

A number of years ago, I was in a bookstore perusing the chapter book section to see what was popular at that time. When a young girl presented a book from this series to her mother, the mom refused to buy it and told her daughter she had read "enough fairy books" and had to select something else. The child was disappointed and I thought the mother was being too strict, possibly even preventing her daughter from developing a lifelong love of reading. Now that I've read four books from this series myself, I've completely changed my mind - kudos to that mother for steering her child in a better direction.

The argument is that children want to read these books, and at least they are reading something. Normally I would agree with that - any reading is better than none at all. But these chapter books are such poor examples that I'm actually not convinced that reading this is better than not reading anything. At least Captain Underpants exemplifies characterization, contains humor, has a plot, and follows proper story structure. All of those elements are missing from here.

So what attracts children to the books in this series like a dog to bacon? In every one of the four books of this series that I read, the two insta-friends get fairy dust sprinkled over them, shrink to fairy size, and grow wings. Never mind that it only lasts for an instant, and they don't have any real adventures while impersonating fairies. The books in this series capitalize on every little girl's desire to be a fairy, every child's wish to be magical. It's crass commercialization at its best. With zero literary value.

[Etta · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Fern the Green Fairy, 2 best friends search a secret garden and a magical maze to find Fern, the Green Fairy. Fern was sent to Fairyland by Jack Frost. As the 2 friends navigate the maze, they are guided by fairy dust and animal friends with the mission of freeing Fern. Once Fern is free, the girls will be able to restore the lost sparkle to Fairyland, which would otherwise become gray. This book is a good early-chapter book to have in your classroom because it has an adventurous plotline that is filled with problem-solving. The problem-solving skills the fairies use, such as teamwork, creative thinking, and resourcefulness, are all skills that student readers can apply inside and outside the classroom.

[Raine Villanueva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rachel and Kirsty are staying in Rainspell Island for their summer vacation, and after rescuing Ruby, Amber and Saffron/Sunny, the girls are heading to the tower when someone needs help - Fern the Green Fairy is stuck inside the tree trunk and she can't get out of it because of the frozen rainwater that was stuck. After the girls saved Fern, they are stuck in the hedge maze, but luckily some of the animal friends helps them escape and let this fairy go home to the pot and reunite her sisters.