Author: MacDougall, Louisa
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 7 April 2025 by Little Door Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Rory the Dragon' series.
Paperback | 150 pages, Internal black and white illustrations
182 x 130 x 11 | 154g
Rory the dragon and his best friend Flora share a love of flying andbicycles, so they are shocked when they discover a mountain ofdiscarded bikes, and appalled when they realise that rust from thatmountain is running into the dragon clan's drinking and gardeningwater.
More and more children start discarding their old, sturdy bikes infavour of brightly-coloured, plastic, inflatable, single-usereplacements which look great (they even sort-of fly) but pop easilyand cause injuries on impact - facts which are of no concern toEvilyn the Entrepreneur.
It's up to Rory and Flora to put an end to Evilyn's schemes and repairand recycle all the damaged old bikes, before anyone gets seriouslyhurt.
A magical adventure story for children aged 6+, with themes ofresilience, teamwork and sustainability.