Nathaniel Fludd 12, is going to learn the family business from his Aunt Phil, a Beastologist. She flies them to Arabia for a phoenix egg. Nate saves Greasle, a handful of mischievous girl Gremlin "the size of a kitten but sort of human shaped .. covered with engine oil and gear grease". Can he see the phoenix safely hatch, Greasle out of trouble, and rescue Phil?
