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Powder Monkey: The Adventures of Sam Witchall

Autor Paul Dowswell
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 oct 2008 – vârsta de la 9 ani
Sam is desperate to leave his sleepy Norfolk village and see the world. He seizes the chance to join a merchant ship but soon discovers that a life at sea is harsh and often short, especially when his ship is attacked by a French privateer. About to be boarded, they fear all is lost, but the privateers are driven off by the appearance of a Royal Navy ship. Sam's relief is short-lived. Soon after, another Navy ship sends over a press gang, and he is forced to join the frigate Miranda. War with France and Spain is raging and Sam is caught in the middle with a dangerous job as a powder monkey in the company of a brutal crew. An amazingly well-researched adventure giving a glimpse of one boy's incredible life at sea.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780747595953
ISBN-10: 074759595X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Ediția:UK ed
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Children's Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Stunning new jacket design, perfectly pitched to target readers of Muchamore and Horowitz. To coincide with publication of Battle Fleet in pbk
Meticulously researched and incredibly imagined naval epic

Notă biografică

A former senior editor with Usborne Publishing, Paul Dowswell is now a full-time author. He has written many non-fiction titles, two of which were shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award. Powder Monkey, his first novel, was published to huge critical acclaim and was the first book in his wonderful Sam Witchall trilogy. Paul lives in Wolverhampton with his family.

Recenzii

'More vivid than a Patrick O'Brian novel. From the moment they open the book to see an exquisite exploded drawing of the frigate Miranda, all children worth their salt will read on to the end.'
'A thrilling tale, exceptionally well written and affecting.'

Descriere

A meticulously researched epic naval adventure set in the 1800s and following the life of thirteen-year-old Sam Witchall, press-ganged into a brutal and dangerous life as powder monkey on one of His Majesty's Royal Naval ships