Captain Pugwash and the Pigwig by John Ryan

Captain Pugwash and the Pigwig by John Ryan

That most unlikely of pirates, the greedy, selfish Captain Pugwash is at the helm once more. And his familiar crew are all aboard. In these four adventures the crew turn vegetarian, their enemy Cut-throat Jake is defeated by a parrot, there's a fierce battle on the poop deck, and the pirates find a whole new way to walk the plank. Pugwash fans old and new will revel in these stories. John Ryan's text and drawings are as full of comic vigour as ever.

The beauty of pirate stories like these is that they are timelessReading through these two slim volumes brought back many fond memories from when I was a kid, yet they seem as fresh and enjoyable as ever. Younger boys (and of course girls) will lap these up, both when read to them as bedtime stories and when read themselves. The publishers suggest they are for ages 7+ but I am sure that there will be a number of slightly younger children whose reading abilities will be advanced enough to cope with them. Reviewing stories that are already such a huge part of the national consciousness is very difficult, but then again there has to be a reason why they have become so well known, and that is simply because they are really, really enjoyable to read. These are not stories that should lie dormant because they were written some time before the Harry Potter phenomenon kicked off and created the renaissance in children's literature; these are stories that should be read again and again, each generation passing on to the next at bedtime. || Liberally peppered with John Ryan's excellent illustrations the stories move quickly giving a huge sense of achievement to less experienced readers. These well known characters are well worth a revisit. || John Ryan's short tales of the ever optimistic Captain Pugwash are as delighful as ever.

John Ryan was born in Edinburgh and spent his early childhood in the UK and Morocco before moving back to England, where he worked for seven years as Assistant Art Master of Harrow School. Captain Pugwash first set sail over 50 years ago as a strip cartoon. Since then he has featured in books, films and theatres all over the world. Before his death in 2009 aged 88, John lived in Rye, Sussex, the home of smugglers in years gone by, with his wife Priscilla, who is also an artist. He has three children and a regular crew of grandchildren.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781847800251
ISBN 10	1847800254
Titel	Captain Pugwash and the Pigwig
Autor	John Ryan
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Quarto Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-03-04
Seitenanzahl	96
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.