A Sailing Boat in the Sky by Quentin Blake

A Sailing Boat in the Sky by Quentin Blake

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On a great adventure around the world in a ruined old sailing boat, Isobel and Nicholas see a world that has lost its way. A girl being bullied, a weak child forced to work - at each place they stop to help, and finally they are able to mend the sailing boat with the help of their new friends.

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A Sailing Boat in the Sky by Quentin Blake

Walking along the beach one day two children, Isobel and Nicholas, discover a ruined old sailing boat lying in the sand. They resolve to put this strange boat together, and so begins their great adventure. Aided by, Simona, a wounded stork, the children soar through the sky in their sailing boat and see a world that has lost its way. A girl being bullied, a weak child forced to work, a boy who can barely breathe in a polluted city, a mother and her baby trapped in a war zone - at each place they stop to help. These missions, however, take their toll, and the boat is seriously damaged. Finding a safe place to land, the children and their new friends manage to build a bigger, better boat so that, one fine morning, an amazing new sailing boat can take to the sky.
Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.
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ISBN 13 9780224064545
ISBN 10 0224064541
Title A Sailing Boat in the Sky
Author Quentin Blake
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 2002-04-04
Number of pages 48
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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