Captain Pugwash (Book & CD)
Author(s): John Ryan
Frances Lincoln are delighted to present paperback editions of this classic picture book series. There's nothing more likely to prompt our portly hero into action than the prospect of treasure. So when the valiant cabin boy Tom espies a mound of yellow stuff aboard a nearby ship, the Captain sets off in hot pursuit. Unfortunately, his villainous arch-enemy, the horrible Cut-throat Jake, is not far away. Will the Captain be trapped by Jake's dastardly plan? Or will Tom, the wisest little cabin boy on the Seven Seas, have a plan of his own...?
Product Information
* Jim Broadbent (Bridget Jones's Diary and Moulin Rouge) narrates a new edition of this absolute classic picture book series. * Now available in paperback with audio recording included! * First published in 1957, John Ryan's Captain Pugwash books are real classics, loved by generations of children. * Facsimile of the first edition
The stories are wonderfully told: simple, clear language that stays on course... and of course the illustrations are so enduringly distinctive, with Pugwash of the late Pavarotti-like proportions. Book Magazine
John Ryan was born in Edinburgh and spent his early childhood in Turkey and Morocco before moving 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. He died in 2009, aged 88.
General Fields
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- : Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- : Contains CD-Audio (Audiobook) and Paperback
- : 01 March 2008
- : 250mm X 195mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 April 2008
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Ryan
- : Paperback
- : 11-Aug
- : John Ryan
- : 823.914
- : 32
- : Classic fiction
- : chiefly col. Illustrations