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SJ Poyton

Author of MAMMOTH RIDER — Epic Ice Age Adventure for Readers 9+

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They’ve only just returned, now they’re in danger... Join an epic race to save the rare white mammoth that might just save the world. ​The Arctic is all Ash Grimes has ever known. Born and raised at a research facility responsible for cloning and releasing mammoths, Ash is desperate to prove she has what it takes to be a Mammoth Rider. When a billionaire trophy hunter threatens the safety of the Mega Herd, Ash, along with best friends Jack and Ruby, must face a race across the tundra to save the compound, her dad and the rarest creature on the planet – a white mammoth calf.

MAMMOTH RIDER

Publication date: 12th March 2026

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN: 9781398551329

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'Action-packed with a Mammoth Heart.'
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Abi Elphinstone

BIO

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SJ Poyton, also known as Sally, has been making up stories since she was a child, recording them in pictures and badly spelt wobbly words (she has dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia). Her very first book was a comic about a bee.

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​She has always been fascinated by animals and conservation, and grew up surrounded by fauna, as her family kept a small menagerie with everything from pigeons to iguanas. Once, she even smuggled her pet parrot, Baby, into school for a debate about deforestation, to show what was at stake when habitats are lost. Of course - she won!

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Sally is now a writer and illustrator. In her spare time she likes to dig up Mammoths on palaeontology digs. One day, she hopes to smuggle a mammoth into a school visit - though getting it through the doors might be a challenge!

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