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Interactive Cook Book for Children

Jenny discovers some of the mysteries of the Cosmos as Futuna and her travel to Futuna''s home planet Aurion. After passing through the First Wormhole and landing on Aurion they play happily amongst the enchanting flowers. But little did they know they would soon be thrown into the battle of the Mellennium! Wicked Queen Tulreen and evil King Zoyrel had ordered an attack on Aurion to capture the Genies and imprison them in the Sphere of Dark Matter until their magic was transferred to Tulreen so they could rule the Multiverse. Great Oracle Titanimus reveals that only the Great Vase of Ra can save the Genies. King Farook tells Jenny, "It will be a very dangerous journey to retrieve the Great Vase from your dresser back on Earth. Only you can make this decision." Will Jenny say "Yes" and make the perilous voyage with King Farook back to Earth? Will King Farook and the Genies win the battle? What happens to Jenny when the battle is over? Will she really become a Genie?

Thinking it''s just another one of Jenny''s "stories" her Mum and Dad agree to let her go to the Genies'' Great Celebration Ceremony. At the Great Pyramid, King Farook, Jenny and Sunny watch as Futuna and all the other Genies receive their new powers. But little do they know that while everyone was having fun at the ceremony, Tulreen, Queen of the Drugons and Zoyrel, King of the Draks were secretly plotting to take over the planet Earth and Aurion. Jenny and Futuna return from the ceremony and things start to go haywire when Futuna practices her new powers at Jenny''s school. Then when Futuna grants Jenny''s wish to go to Hawaii, Jenny is astonished to discover that she can now talk to animals. Suddenly the volcano Kilauea erupts. King Farook summons Pele the Goddess of Volcanoes for help. Can the Goddess Pele save the day? Will Tulreen and Zoyrel conquer Earth and Auion?

Set in Australia, 9 year old Jenny lived in a small seaside town of Coogee Beach. While playing on the beach she trips over a beautiful vase. Not knowing it is the Great Vase of Ra, Jenny takes the vase home to surprise her mum, but instead Jenny is the one who gets surprised when she discovers a little girl Genie named Futuna stuck inside. While Jenny is still thinking there is "No Such Thing As A Genie," Futuna tearfully explains the story of how she fell into the vase while playing in the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Futuna tells Jenny that the Great Celebration Ceremony occurs every thousand year when the Drugon Star aligns with the Great Pyramid. Even if only one Genie is missing the ceremony cannot take place and all the Genies will lose the powers. Meanwhile, King Farook, the King of the Genies, decrees that all Genies search for Futuna. Jenny is determined to help Futuna get to the Great Celebration Ceremony in time. Can the Genies find Futuna or will they lose their powers?

Futuna surprises Jenny with astonishing news that she''s going to become a Genie in 33 Earth days and she''ll be back to take her to Crystalfairia to meet Titanimus and the Seven Supreme Crystals. Everything seemed to be going as planned until the Supreme Crystals warned King Farook that because the Black Hole above Aurion had collapsed into itself, the fabric of Space-Time had changed. Time was running out, Futuna now had only 33 hours to get Jenny to Crystalfairia. Knowing her Genification was in jeopardy, King Farook decided that he had to go instead of Futuna to get Jenny. Will King Farook get Jenny to Crystalfairia in time? Will Jenny meet Titanimus and the Seven Supreme Crystals? Will Jenny receive her Genie Powers after all? Will Jenny go on future adventures in Book 5?