The Secrets of Droon #7: Into the Land of the Lost Paperback – April 1, 2000

Great

E e e w w e e e e w e e. W.! !-!! ! ! !! W w. W

My 7 year old son checked this out from his school library and read it in a day. I was worried that the handheld game his aunt got him would zombify him permanently. It broke, but the power of a good story still works.He's reading about at level (grade 2), and sometimes only on pain of punishment, but this series has increased his desire and capacity to read independently. He brought it along on a car trip, and polished it off, then for days telling us detail after detail from the story, unbidden.I think Anne McCaffrey had a similar effect on me in grade 3 or 4.I can't recommend the book itself, because I haven't read it, but I'm really impressed with my son's reaction to it!

My daughter loves these books! Couldn't find in store & love my Amazon Prime.

Nice clean copy

Mere words cannot describe the look of unbridled joy upon myson's face when I handed him the most recent installment in theSecrets of Droon series! Lacking patience (or a sophisticated sense of things temporal), my son neither can comprehend nor tolerate my inability to promptly produce the next book, so I remain at Tony Abbott's mercy. But I digress. Buy this book! More importantly, purchase its six predecessors -- I strongly recommend that you read them in order. You cannot find better entertainment for little people. I enjoy reading these books to my 4-year-old son, who hangs on every word, then spends days acting out the story line. When he dons his plastic glasses, that means he's Eric, and it's time for action! Our friend's daughter - she reads them herself - also swears by the series. (She won't admit that she's torn - is she the intrepid Julie, or does she possess the powers of the brave junior wizard, Princess Keeah?) The Droon series offers numerous pleasant features. These books are pure fantasy -- kids can't resist the spirited carrot-topped spider-troll Max, his mentor, the wizard Gaelen, or the new characters they frequently meet. Through seven books, Abbott meticulously introduces a parallel world reminiscent of the Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe; and he similarly weaves a linear tapestry that propels the reader from one book to the next. Unlike many children's book series, he avoids repetition, yet skillfully reminds readers of previously obtained knowledge. Using appropriate vocabulary, he displays children thinking, solving problems, working together, greeting and welcoming strangers, building relationships, conquering adversity, helping those in need, and, above all, enjoying themselves. Mr. Abbott -- if you're reading this, please stick with it (and hurry)! My son can't wait for the eighth Droon book, and neither can I.

I think they Secrets of Droon Into the Land of the Lost is kind of a good book. So I put 4 stars. I kind of like it because I like when they go somewhere magical. I would give it five starts if it had action in it.

This book was great but it would be scary for little kids. I recommend this book for kids 5-12. In every Droon book, Eric, Neal, and Julie visit the land of Droon. In this book, evil Lord Sparr puts Princess Keeah in a trance. The kids have to go to the Land of the Lost to save Keeah and keep Sparr from the Golden Wasp. Sparr wants to use the Wasp to take over Droon. The Land of the Lost is home of Droon's good dead heroes. Sparr takes Keeah out of the trance but puts her in a maze. The kids get her out. From a box, Sparr unleashes the evil Skorth. The evil Skorth are the evil Droon dead. There is a big battle. The Droon heroes win but Sparr gets the Wasp. I recommend this story because it is exciting.