Peter Duck

Informationen zum Autor Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in 1917, and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District with his Russian wife where, in 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for his book, Pigeon Post. Ransome died in 1967. He and his wife Evgenia lie buried in the churchyard of St Paul's Church, Rusland, in the southern Lake District. Klappentext 'Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?' Titty asked. 'Because of his heart' said Peter Duck The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duck, set sail on the Wild Cat bound for the Channel. But they are shadowed by the Viper, manned by none other than Black Jake - a beastly pirate with a dark plan. Can the children race ahead and uncover the buried treasure before the pirate? Can they survive storms, earthquakes, crabs and even a waterspout and make it home? BACKSTORY: Find out if you would be a good sailor aboard the Wild Cat and learn all about the real location that inspired the author. Zusammenfassung Is it because of his hair?’ Titty asked. ‘Because of his heart’ said Peter DuckThe Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duck, set sail on the Wild Cat bound for the Channel.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Ransome, Ransome Arthur, Anonymous
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 06.09.2012
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age
• EAN: 9780099573647
• ISBN: 978-0-09-957364-7
• Pages: 608
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 18.8 x 3.7 cm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Children's Classics; Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Adventure, classic, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, Teamwork, Black Cat, Wolves, Sailing, Courage, Animals, Movies, childhood, Earthquake, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Picture books, Pirates, Treasure hunt, crab, sailing the seas, vintage classics, sailing adventures, swallows and amazons, islandeering, the seaside, surviving storm, buried in treasures, swallows & amazons, peter duck, pirate game