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Peter Duck
Arthur Ransome
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Description for Peter Duck
Paperback. 'Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?' Titty asked. 'Because of his heart' said Peter Duck. The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duck, set sail on the Wild Cat bound for the Channel. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 187 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 412.
‘Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?’ Titty asked.
‘Because of his heart’ said Peter Duck
The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duck, set sail on the Wild Cat bound for the Channel. But they are shadowed by the Viper, manned by none other than Black Jake - a beastly pirate with a dark plan. Can the children race ahead and uncover the buried treasure before the pirate? Can they survive storms, earthquakes, crabs and even a waterspout and make it home?
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099573647
SKU
V9780099573647
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Ref
99-98
About Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884. He had an adventurous life - as a baby in he was carried by his father to the top of the Old Man of Coniston, a peak that is 2,276ft high! He went to Russia in 1913 to study folklore and in 1914, at the start of World War I he became ... Read more
Reviews for Peter Duck
Full of nostalgia for a time when summer holidays seemed to go on forever, unaccompanied children could sail off on adventures together, and ginger beer was ever-present. And the appeal of such things still remains
Independent
The children are kind to each other, the parents are loving, and there's no violence - it's hard to imagine nowadays, and ... Read more
Independent
The children are kind to each other, the parents are loving, and there's no violence - it's hard to imagine nowadays, and ... Read more