Anaconda Adventure

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Text © Ali Sparkes 2012

Illustrations © Ross Collins 2012

“SWITCH: Anaconda Adventure” was originally published in English in 2012.

This edition is published by an arrangement with Oxford University Press.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sparkes, Ali.

Anaconda Adventure / by Ali Sparkes ; illustrated by Ross Collins.

pages cm. — (S.W.I.T.C.H. ; #13)

Summary: At the zoo, twins Josh and Danny willingly try out Petty Pott's new REPTOSWITCH formula and enjoy being snakes until they are spotted by a group of girls on a field trip, including their camp friend, Charlie.

ISBN 978–1–4677–2116–5 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

ISBN 978–1–4677–2415–9 (eBook)

[1. Zoos—Fiction. 2. Anaconda—Fiction. 3. Brothers—Fiction.

4. Twins—Fiction. 5. Science fiction.] I. Collins, Ross, illustrator. II. Title.

PZ7.S73712Anf 2014

[Fic]—dc23

2013019717

Manufactured in the United States of America

1 – SB – 12/31/12
eISBN: 978-1-4677-2415-9 (pdf)
eISBN: 978-1-4677-4028-9 (ePub)
eISBN: 978-1-4677-4027-2 (mobi)

For Tobey Cole

With grateful thanks to
John Buckley and Tony Gent of
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
for their hot-blooded guidance on
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“Slithery, slithery, slithery …” Petty Potts pushed her face up against the glass, steaming it up with her breath and bending her nose sideways.

“She's going wrong again,” muttered Danny.

“Ahem! Who's she?” demanded Petty Potts, stepping away from the glass and shoving her thick spectacles up the bridge of her nose so she could glare at him. “The cat's mother? I was merely trying to build the excitement.”

“You don't need to build any excitement!” Josh pointed to the enormous snake on the other side of the glass. “You're just about to S.W.I.T.C.H. Danny and me into one of
those
. It doesn't get more exciting than that!”