Illustrated adventure novels · I misteri di Silvana Nucci
Not yet in EnglishIl mistero del quinto anello di Atlantide
A singing ring, a cave under the sea and Plato’s lost city: an illustrated adventure on Santorini, with history pages and a final quiz.
- Ages 8-12
- Italiano
- Paperback, illustrated novel
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In a nutshell
The summer was supposed to be quiet for Irene, a free-diving champion, and for Leo, a “little handyman” who hates the water. Then a package from Greece arrives at the home of Irene’s grandfather, a former deep-sea diver: a ring made of a long-lost metal, engraved with five circles… that sings. With the ring comes a worried note from Yannis, Grandpa’s old friend.
Next stop: Santorini. Yannis’s house has been turned upside down, Yannis has vanished and a TV treasure hunter is hanging around with his niece, Bea. A cave that breathes, a city built in rings that everyone thinks is made up and a challenge for every ring: to keep going, the three kids will have to learn to trust one another.
At the end of the book: a map of Santorini, a plan of the city of the five rings, four pages on what’s true (Plato, the volcano, Akrotiri…) and a quiz.
Also in other languages
- ESEl misterio del quinto anillo de la Atlántidaamazon.es →★ Write a review
What’s inside
- A challenge for every ringA bridge to cross before time runs out, a maze, boiling water, a blinding wall: five rings, five challenges to pass.
- Nobody wins aloneIrene, Leo and Bea, a rival turned friend, learn to count on one another.
- What’s truePlato, the eruption of Santorini, the city of Akrotiri… and what’s made up.
- Safety underwaterA box spells out the rules: no free diving without an instructor in the water, and never alone underwater.
Not yet in English
Would you like this book in English?
“Il mistero del quinto anello di Atlantide” is available for now in Italian and Spanish. Let us know you’re waiting for it: we translate the requested books first. You’ll get the digital edition free, as an advance copy before it comes out, and we’d love to hear what you think.
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Questions from parents
Good to know
Do the books in the series need to be read in order?
No. Each novel is a complete adventure with its own heroes: you can start with any of them.
Did Atlantis really exist?
The book answers that itself: four pages at the end explain what comes from Plato, what’s true (the eruption of Santorini, the city of Akrotiri) and what’s made up.
The heroes go free diving: is that a bad example?
A box in the book spells out the rules: no free diving without an instructor in the water, and never alone underwater.
Is it available in English?
Not yet: it is published in Italian and Spanish.
