Rainforest Rescue
A book for children age 9+
When Jess and Jack Rayworth’s parents are taken into hospital by a mysterious medical team one dark and stormy night, their world is turned upside down. Four years later they move into yet another foster home in a small country town and join Hilltop Academy Secondary School. But soon they discover that the school is not what it seems. The unnerving and mysterious headmistress Dr Varnish clearly has something to hide and the pupils are far too quiet and strange.
Hilltop Academy is not a school at all. It is a cover for a global network of operatives who exist to defend the planet from environmental attacks coordinated by a shadowy organisation called The Lobby.
Meet The Author
Jonny Daymond
Jonny loves action, adventure and travel. He has trekked the Amazon rainforest, he has dived the Great Barrier Reef. He has jumped out of planes, raced sailing dinghies, climbed sheer rock faces and spent a lifetime studying martial arts.
As a former publisher he has travelled the world visiting countries in every continent. As a musician he has performed thousands of gigs singing, playing guitar, harmonica, bass and drums. As a diver he has dived in the Coral Sea, the South Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Red Sea. As a martial artist he has trained for forty years studying two different styles of Karate, Aikido, Brazilian Ju Jitsu and Shorinji Kempo. He holds a 4th degree black belt and is the current Chairman of the United Kingdom Shorinji Kempo Federation.
He has worked as a farmer, a microbiologist, a machine operator, a salesman, a publisher, a musician and an entertainment agent. He holds a degree in Zoology from Kings College London, specialising in animal behaviour.
Jonny is available for school, library and bookshop visits where he talks about his inspiration for the book and the fauna of the Amazon Rainforest.
What a treat! An exceptional visit from @jonnydauthor courtesy of the glorious @Our_Bookshop Inspiring, fun, engaging and informative. Lucky @SRAPrimary students today!
Hi Jonny, thank you for today, it was great to be with you on your first events. Without sounding patronising, you were brilliant!
A great visit from author #JonnyRaymond to #NewElthamLibrary yesterday! The children really enjoyed your stories, thank you for coming! 📚🎉 #LoveYourLibrary Royal Borough of Greenwich Better
As a writer he draws on classic fiction from his childhood from writers like H Rider Haggard, Richmal Crompton, PG Wodehouse, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Roald Dahl.
But most of all he is a dad, and he likes nothing more than hanging out with his two children: climbing trees, sword fighting with sticks and making up stories. His writing career is dedicated to them and all other children young and old.
Jonny’s first book The Globe Defenders is available now from New Frontier Publishing.