The Fiery Salamandar - Softcover

The Fiery Salamander - bigger than a crocodile and more terrible than a dragon - lives in a volcano on the mountain. He lives amongst the hot flames and rocks, and whenever he's hungry he wanders down the mountain looking for food and scares all the other animals.

The animals put their heads together to come up with a plan to stop the terrifying Salamander from ruining their peaceful lives. But if the cheetah's speed and the buffalo's size can't stop him, what can be done? Sometimes it's the ones who aren't as big or loud in life who have the best ideas ...

Australia's master storyteller, Colin Thiele AC (1920-2006) wrote books for children from the time of his first publication in 1944. He won innumerable Australian and international awards for his novels, picture books and plays, several of which, such as Storm Boy and Blue Fin, were made into major feature films. Colin's previous book, Mr Dumby's Duck (Lothian, 2006) was a popular first chapter book for newly independent readers.

Mark Wilson has illustrated a number of educational and trade children's books, including the picture book Penguin Shore by Tim O'Brien. His previous Lothian books include The Wombat King and The Lie in the After Dark series; The Castaways of the Charles Eaton; The Valley of Bones, The Extinct Series - I Saw Nothing, I Did Nothing and I Said Nothing, Prayer for the Animals; and another book written by Colin Thiele, Mr Dumby's Duck. Mark lives in Frankston, Victoria.