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Knight in Training
Series · 6 books · 2015-2017

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#1

Dragons Can't Swim

2015

A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling. Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt and uncle while his parents are away. Not only does he have to put up with his annoying cousin Prune, there are also the weird creatures his aunt looks after in her Luxury Accommodation for Dragons, Griffins and other Regal Beasts to contend with! But when Godfrey the dragon gets stuck down a well, Sam and Prune have to work together to come to the rescue. Inside the well they make an incredible discovery - a scroll giving instructions on the six quests to be completed in order to become the perfect knight! Sam's ambition seems close at hand - if only Prune would stop getting in the way...
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#2

A Horse Called Dora

2015

A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling. Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt, uncle and annoying cousin Prune while his parents are away. But Sam's discovered an ancient scroll listing the six quests to be completed in order to become a knight, and he's already completed the first one! Now he's found his True Companion (Prune), next on the list is to track down a Snow White Steed. But when Aunt Egg orders Sam and Prune to journey to Weasel's Hill to deliver Horace the warthog back to his owner, it looks like the young knight-in-training looks will have to put his quest on hold. Or will he ...?
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#3

A Very Bothersome Bear

2015

A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling. Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt, uncle and cousin Prune while his parents are away. But Sam's discovered a magical scroll listing the six quests to be completed to become a knight, and with his True Companion Prune's help, he's already managed two! Now Sam must find a goodly sword, but he keeps getting distracted by noble deeds that need doing. Helping a grumpy dwarf, a dunderheaded bear and an island of tiny elves might mean he'll never find his sword, but isn't that what a Very Noble Knight would do ...?
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#4

Spots, Stripes and Zigzags

2016

A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling. Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his uncle, aunt and cousin Prune. But Sam's about to discover a magical scroll listing the six quests he must complete to become a knight ...and with Prune's help, he's already managed three of them! Now he has to earn his very own knightly shield. Prune knows where to go for Puddlewink Castle! But before they can cross the drawbridge they're stopped by a terrifying creature. Will Sam's knightly dreams end here?
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#5

Combat at the Castle

2017

Sam tiene que derrotar a un terrible enemigo, pero hoy la nieve lo cubre todo, por lo que Prune y él se encuentran atrapados en el interior del castillo. Allí, sin embargo, no hay enemigos que vencer, o eso creen ellos hasta que el tío Archibald los envía al sótano.
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#6

To the Rescue!

2017

Un viaje de sus padres obliga a Sam a vivir un tiempo en el castillo de sus excéntricos tíos, algo que no es tarea fácil. Sin embargo, el hallazgo de un antiguo pergamino le dará la pista para hacer realidad su sueñ ¡convertirse en un auténtico noble caballero! En este libro, ¡Sam se encuentra ante su última misión! Para superarla necesitará a su prima Prune y todas sus habilidades de caballero, porque esta vez debe adentrarse en el Bosque Tenebroso. Lo peor no es que esté habitado por lobos, sino las terribles criaturas que acechan desde los árboles.

Author

Vivian French
Vivian French
Author · 115 books

Vivian June Isoult French MBE was born in 1945 and educated at Exeter University. Vivian French was best known in school for being extremely skinny and for talking a lot. At school she developed an attachment to words and later became an actor, then a storyteller, and finally a writer of children's books. She is the author of more than two hundred books. Ms. French lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has four grown daughters.

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