The Monkey Pirates by Mark Skelton
Aaarrgh! This be a funny book starring many monkeys, much searching for treasure and a man with a huge beard. One night, Emily Jane is trying to get to sleep when suddenly, there is an enormous thunk! and a dozen Monkey Pirates tumble out of her wardrobe. Monkey Pirates are in search of yellow, bendy treasure and they travel through space and time in wardrobes to look for it. No sooner does Emily Jane hear this, than she hops into the wardrobe with them and travels off in search of her missing Uncle Bartholomew who invented the wardrobe and who has a huge beard. There follows much silliness involving Buckingham Palace, a bearded professor, bananas, a time-telescope and a Monkey Pirate called Dave, who's trying very hard to learn the ropes but would secretly prefer to be a librarian. Will Emily Jane find her Uncle Bartholomew? Will Dave ever learn to say 'Aaarrgh!' properly? Join the crew to find out! Bananas and barnacles!
Mark Skelton worked as a civil servant in a job centre and then in magazine publishing. Sadly he died in 2008, leaving his wife and his daughter, Emily Jane, on whom the heroine is based. The Monkey Pirates was his first book. Great grandson to Latvian immigrants, Ben Redlich was born in Brisbane, Australia. Much of his childhood was spent doing lots of things requiring subsequent Tetanus shots. When he wasn't doing these things he spent every waking hour doodling on school note pads. Ben continues to doodle for a living. He also works part time as a church cleaner. He currently shares a cluttered unit room with silverfish and dustmites. It is his studio, office and bedroom in one. His website is www.benredlich.com
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781405243933 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405243937 |
| Title | The Monkey Pirates |
| Author | Mark Skelton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Egmont UK Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |