Billy Stuart in the Eye of the Cyclops

By Alain M. Bergeron and Sampar

After accidentally traveling through time in pursuit of the elder Stuart, Billy and friends find themselves lost in a land inhabited by giants: giant plants, giant animals, GIANT MONSTERS!

Billy Stuart, the young raccoon leader of the Zintrepids Scout troop, aspires to be just like his grandfather, a globe-trotting adventurer who knows no fear. Now stranded, Billy and his companions set off to explore the island, looking for fresh water and food. But a hailstorm forces them to take shelter in a grotto, where they find the trail of Billy’s grandfather, Virgil Stuart. However, following Grandpa’s footsteps turns out to be much more perilous than they expected. And stranded in the heart of this mysterious island, the Zintrepids can’t shake the feeling that they are being watched.

Brightly illustrated and enhanced with games and puzzles throughout, Billy Stuart in the Eye of the Cyclops is sure to amuse readers of all ages.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Apr 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9781459823488

Alain M. Bergeron

A prolific author, Alain M. Bergeron has written over 250 children’s books. He devotes himself exclusively to writing and leading school workshops. His inexhaustible imagination has made him a fixture in children’s literature, and he has received many awards and accolades. Alain lives in Victoriaville, Quebec.

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Text copyright © Alain M. Bergeron 2020

Illustrations copyright © Sampar 2020

Originally published in French in 2012 by Éditions Michel Quintin under the title Billy Stuart 4 Dans l’oeil du cyclope

Translation copyright © Sophie B. Watson 2020

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Cataloguing in Publication information available from Library and Archives Canada

Title: Billy Stuart in the eye of the cyclops / Alain M. Bergeron; illustrated by Sampar; translated by Sophie B. Watson.

Other titles: Billy Stuart dans l’oeil du cyclope. English | In the eye of the cyclops

Names: Bergeron, Alain M., 1957– author. | Sampar, illustrator. | Watson, Sophie B., translator.

Series: Bergeron, Alain M., 1957– Billy Stuart. English; 4.

Description: Series statement: Billy Stuart; book 4 | Translation of: Billy Stuart dans l’oeil du cyclope. | The Zintrepids.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20190169532 | Canadiana (ebook) 20190170891 | ISBN 9781459823464 (softcover) | ISBN 9781459823471 (PDF) | ISBN 9781459823488 (EPUB)

Classification: LCC PS8553.E67454 D3612513 2020 | DDC jC843/.54—dc23

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019947361

Simultaneously published in Canada and the United States in 2020

Summary: In this illustrated novel for middle-grade readers, Billy Stuart and his loyal Scout group have inadvertently traveled through time and are lost on a remote island inhabited by creatures from another land.

Orca Book Publishers is committed to reducing the consumption of nonrenewable resources in the making of our books. We make every effort to use materials that support a sustainable future.

Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the National Translation Program for Book Publishing, an initiative of the Roadmap for Canada’s Official Languages 2013-2018: Education, Immigration, Communities, for our translation activities.

Cover and interior illustrations by Sampar

Translated by Sophie B. Watson

Ebook by Bright Wing Books (brightwing.ca

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Printed and bound in China.

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Table of Contents

Characters

Dear Reader

Chapter 1: This Is All His Fault!

Chapter 2: Strange Plants

Chapter 3: Venus Zin-TRAP-ids

Chapter 4: Gigantic

Chapter 5: Around the Fire

Chapter 6: The Plot

Chapter 7: From the Back of the Cave

Chapter 8: Between Earth and Sky

Chapter 9: A Giant’s Footprints

Chapter 10: On High Alert

Chapter 11: Getting Dunked

Chapter 12: With Skill

Chapter 13: Touching Farewells

Chapter 14: Unexpected Help

Chapter 15: A Cyclops’s Tear

Search and Find

Solutions

Landmarks

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page