Secret Water - Swallows And Amazons
Secret Water - Swallows And Amazons
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6 September, 2001
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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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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099427230 |
| ISBN10 | 0099427230 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 270 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 197 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format | paperback |
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A magnificent exploring adventure * Times Literary Supplement *
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Author's 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.