A Business of Ferrets

Key Selling Points- Exciting adventure set in northern England - Hilarious kid-tested story loved by Year 6 students - Filled with fun facts about ferrets and about other animals- Sympathetic portrayal of parents dealing with real family issues - A story about friendship and working as a teamDescriptionHilton is distracted at school: his head is always filled with animal facts and his parents are usually worried about money and his dad's fondness of gambling. For a change of scenery he is off to spend the summer on his Uncle Norbert's ramshackle ferret farm. The business is failing but the root of the problem is a rival breeder Huxley renowned for stealing prize-winning animals. Soon Norbert's ferrets are winning prizes again but is his rival Huxley up to no good?