Coot Club (Red Fox older fiction)

Coot Club (Red Fox older fiction)

by Arthur Ransome (Author)

Synopsis

Another adventure by the author of Swallows and Amazons.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 01 Jul 1993

ISBN 10: 0099963302
ISBN 13: 9780099963301
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
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.