Secret Water

Secret Water

by Arthur Ransome (Author)

Synopsis

The Swallows are marooned with just a little sailing boat for company. Will they survive their chance to become true explorers? When the Walker family's holiday plans are ruined by Daddy having to work, the whole summer seems lost at sea. But a dull holiday for the children is too miserable to bear so their parents hatch a plan. The Swallows are to be marooned on an island with only a blank map and a little sailing dinghy. Their task? To explore and chart the area, avoid the endless mud and survive. And what do they discover? Well, they might not be as alone as they first thought.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 01 Jul 1993

ISBN 10: 0099963604
ISBN 13: 9780099963608
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 1884. 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 of England with his Russian wife where, in 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. Thus began a writing career that has produced some of the best children s literature of all time.