Peter Duck

Peter Duck

by Arthur Ransome (Author)

Synopsis

The Swallows and Amazons are sailing with Nancy and Peggy's Uncle Jim (better known as Captain Flint) when their hired deckhand tells them a tale of his younger days - a tale to set pulses racing and hopes shooting sky high. Soon their boat is on its way to a Caribbean treasure hunt and they find themselves up against shark, storm, earthquake - and the vilest pirate who ever eavesdropped at a porthole.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: New
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 01 Jul 1993

ISBN 10: 0099963108
ISBN 13: 9780099963103
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
He makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure. - Observer There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating. - TLS
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.