Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs - Hardcover

Andreae, Giles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670913553 ISBN 13: 9780670913558

Publisher: Puffin, 2005

Synopsis

Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some coloured pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble, a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship, the Acorn, has been stolen and that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. Stubble makes Flinn the captain and they sail away on an old pirate ship...they finally find the Acorn but, to their horror, realise it's been stolen by PIRATE DINOSAURS! Captain Flinn and his crew attack the dinosaurs and, after much fighting, seize control of the ship once more. Flinn and his friends then sail back to the harbour clambering through the boatshed door and back into the art cupboard without the teacher even noticing they've been gone!

About this title

Review:

A rollicking adventure. -- Guardian, May 21, 2005

Entertainingly told. There's enough attacking, banging, crashing, clanging and roaring to appeal to almost any healthy young male. -- Evening Standard, June 3 2005

Fantastic... a winning combination of pirates and dinosaurs. -- Scottish Daily Mirror, June 3, 2005

Roaringly well-designed...a dream come true for readers (of 2-6). -- Sunday Times, 10 July, 2005

About the Author:

Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction titles and best-selling picture books. His picture book, The Lion Who Wanted to Dance, won The Federation of Children's Book Award in the best picture book category in 1998. However, he is probably most famous as the creator of the phenomenally successful Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman. Giles lives in Notting Hill with his wife and three young children.

Russell has illustrated books by prolific children's authors such as Ian Whybrow and Cressida Cowell. The Witch's Children was shortlisted for the Greenaway last year and this year The Witch's Children and the Queen is on the Smarties shortlist. Russell lives in Penzance, Cornwall.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0670913553
• ISBN 13: 9780670913558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ayto Russell