Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome (English) Paperback Book

Description: Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome Can you imagine finding gold? Thats just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But its a hot and dry summer and water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers, they have competition: Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. And talk about squashy hats. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description WINNER OF THE FIRST EVER CARNEGIE MEDAL IN 1936.Barbecued billygoats!Can you imagine finding gold? Thats just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But its a hot and dry summer and water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers, they have competition- Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. And talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he and what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages, braving dangerous mines and fires, the Swallows, Amazons and Ds Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival...Includes exclusive material- In The Backstory you can test your knowledge of the book and learn all about homing pigeons!Vintage Childrens Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alices Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Notes Arthur Ransomes timeless tale, now in a beautiful Vintage Classics edition. Ransome has been described as the 1930s equivalent of JK Rowling, with the Swallows & Amazons series having sold millions of copies since its original publication. Ages: 9+ Back Cover Barbecued billygoats! Can you imagine finding gold? Thats just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But its a hot and dry summer and water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers, they have competition: Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. And talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he and what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages, braving dangerous mines and fires, the Swallows, Amazons and Ds Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival... BACKSTORY: Test your knowledge of the book and learn all about homing pigeons! Turn to page 47 to see the gold mine... Author Biography 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 a foreign correspondent for the Daily News. In 1917 when the Russian Revolution began he became a journalist and was a special correspondent of the Guardian. He played chess with Lenin and married Trotskys personal secretary, Evgenia Petrovna Shelepina. On their return to England, he bought a cottage near Windermere in the Lake District and began writing childrens stories. In a 1958 authors note, Ransome wrote- I have been often asked how I came to write Swallows and Amazons. The answer is that it had its beginning long, long ago when, as children, my brother, my sisters and I spent most of our holidays on a farm at the south end of Coniston. We played in or on the lake or on the hills above . . . Going away from it we were half drowned in tears. While away from it, as children and as grown-ups, we dreamt about it. No matter where I was, wandering about the world, I used at night to look for the North Star and, in my minds eye, could see the beloved sky-line of great hills beneath it. Swallows grew out of those old memories. I could not help writing it. It almost wrote itself. He published the first of his childrens classics, the twelve Swallows And Amazons books, in 1930. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for his book, Pigeon Post. He died in 1967. Review A truly wonderful book by a gifted and now unforgivably neglected childrens writer * Times Educational Supplement *In its own class, and wearing several gold stars for distinction. Pigeon Post stands head and shoulders above the average adventure book for and of children * The Times *There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun in connection with a gold-mine. The ingenuity of this group of children is delightful and stimulating * Times Literary Supplement * Promotional WINNER OF THE FIRST EVER CARNEGIE MEDAL IN 1936. Review Text A truly wonderful book by a gifted and now unforgivably neglected childrens writer Review Quote "He makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure." Observer "There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating." TLS Promotional "Headline" WINNER OF THE FIRST EVER CARNEGIE MEDAL IN 1936. Details ISBN0099582546 Author Arthur Ransome Year 2013 ISBN-10 0099582546 ISBN-13 9780099582540 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-03-07 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Death 1967 Media Book Pages 544 Imprint Vintage Childrens Classics DEWEY 823.912 Illustrations Illustrations, maps Publisher Vintage Publishing Language English UK Release Date 2013-03-07 AU Release Date 2013-03-07 NZ Release Date 2013-03-07 Translator Polly McLean Birth 1969 Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Audience Age 9-11 Audience Childrens (6-12) Alternative 9780224021241 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:51167230;

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