Have you ever found that you seem to have a special connection to animals? Perhaps you seem to share an understanding with them, though you don't know why. Maybe they seem to just like you, even if they don't know you yet. If any of these apply to you, then you may have the gift of therianthropy - the ability to transform into your inner animal - and this rare skill may show itself at any moment. If so, then the ITSS (International Therianthropy Secret Service) may be looking to recruit you to their top-secret organisation, which dedicates itself to helping animals and preventing crime across the planet. Tyler Beattie thinks that he's an ordinary child, albeit one who doesn't seem to be very popular with his teachers. After a rough start to life, his ability to understand animals is spotted by an agent of the ITSS and he is whisked away to develop his gift. Despite minimal training, and despite the safety concerns of the agency's top director, he and his new friends are soon called on to help stop an international crime syndicate, who seem obsessed with abducting rare animals, and selling them to the highest bidder. Will Tyler and his friends be able to save the penguins and the other vulnerable animals which have been stolen? Time is running out... ITSS: Book 1 - The Penguin Poachers is the debut young adult novel in the ITSS series. A fast-paced, action-packed book, it is sure to entertain readers and invoke a passion for animal care. For official purposes, the International Therianthropy Secret Service does not exist and readers such avoid searching for it. If you're worried that you - or someone you know - is about to transform into an animal, then don't worry. They are already watching and waiting for the right moment to recruit...
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