Secret Water (Swallows And Amazons, 8)

Secret Water (Swallows And Amazons, 8)

by Arthur Ransome (Author)

Synopsis

John, Susan, Titty and Roger, the crew of the Swallow, take on the job of mapping the mass of small islands round Pin Mill while living on the biggest one. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk in the islands - and is the tribal totem they find in their campsite a threat of attack. ?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 06 Sep 2001

ISBN 10: 0099427230
ISBN 13: 9780099427230
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. One of twelve Arthur Ransome titles reissued this month

Media Reviews
A magnificent exploring adventure * Times Literary Supplement *
Author Bio
Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in l884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in l917, 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 l929, 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.