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To John, Susan, Titty and Roger, simply being allowed to use the boat Swallow, to go camping on the island is adventure enough. But they soon find themselves under attack from the Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy. Thus begins a summer of battles, alliances, exploration and discovery. Ages 9 and over.
By: Arthur Ransome
Imprint: Red Fox
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 126mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN:
9780099427339
ISBN 10: 0099427338
Pages: 400
Publication Date: September 2001
Audience: Children's (6-12) , 9-11 years
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884 and went to school at Rugby. 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 with his Russian wife where, in 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time.
He makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure. - Observer <br> There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating. - TLS
Swallows and Amazons was the first in the adventures of Roger, John, Titty and Susan as they sailed their little boat in the Lake District and camped on Wildcat Island. In 1936, with the second title, Pigeon Post, Arthur Ransome became the first recipient of the Carnegie Medal. Even today the Swallows and Amazons series continues to be enjoyed by children for the whole series of Ransome's books are pure fun, innocence, adventure, excitement and fantasy. But it was his unerring gift for telling a good story, peopled with strong and credible characters, that has been the key to the books' continued success. (10 yrs +) (Kirkus UK)
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