This was a reasonably enjoyable book. It didn't wow me, but it had some fantastic messages that I think children and adults alike could learn from.
We follow Puffin, who's mum is a scientist looking into the mysterious, supposedly extinct wildcat, the kuri, which is rumoured to have magical powers, including the ability to heal any injury. But they turn out not to be quite so extinct as one has been found on a recent expedition. But to Puffin's horror, the owner of the research institute wanted to experiment on it. So of course, Puffin has to do something about this and rescues the kuri from the Lab, but the owner is hot on her trail.

I liked the messages this story shared, but especially that we should be treating all nature with respect.

It's a good read with enjoyable characters and a good moral message. I think kids will love it, especially if they love nature and animals.
I only rated it as a 3 as, for my liking (and I do read a lot of books aimed at children), it felt a bit too...silly and childish in places. So as an adult reader, this didn't appeal, but for most kids, they'll love it.

Fantastic!! Loved sitting down to read this with my boy. We had a lot of fun and I highly recommend.

Land of the Last Wildcat is a fantastic children’s book - an adventure / environmental story that will have young readers hooked from the start.

Puffin Lau’s mum is a scientist - rarely at home and secretive about her work until Puffin discovers the truth. Puffin is fascinated by the mystical Kuri cat - an animal thought to be extinct. Through a chance discovery with her friend Lance, the children find the magical Kirk in a laboratory - it has powers to heal. The owner of the lab Smoult believes he can harness the dna of the cat to create medicine …but all is not well ..the cat is dying and need to be taken back home.

This is a race against time to get the Kuri back to Linger Island ( its birthplace ) and save its life as well as stop the island’s environment from dying.

Puffin and Lance set out a fast paced journey to maintain the survival of the Kuri with Smoult in pursuit

Lui Sit has created a great story for 9-11 year olds - a great upper key stage 2 class read .with a strong message about man’s desire to control for greed and the impact of species nr the environment .

David Dean’s add further beauty to the story

A great debut in children’s fiction