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Sabatinelli, Elisa,

The secret of the magic pearl / written by Elisa Sabatinelli ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno ; translated by Christopher Turner. - 75 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Translation of: Mio padre é un palombaro.

An unscrupulous entrepreneur forces Hector's family to close their business, as he seeks to find a magic pearl. Hector decides to find a way to thwart his plans. When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father.


Translated from the Italian.

ISBN: 9781636550060 1636550061

LCCN: 2020952063

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1H0484 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020357117 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Ocean--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Businesspeople--Juvenile fiction.
Deep diving--Juvenile fiction.
Magic--Juvenile fiction.
Pearls--Juvenile fiction.
Sea stories.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Italy--Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Action and adventure fiction.
Sea fiction.
Fantasy fiction.