The Last Castaways - Softcover

Horse, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141314613 ISBN 13: 9780141314617

Publisher: Puffin, 2003

Synopsis

On holiday in Saltbottle, Grandfather and Roo discover the Unsinkable, the boat which took them to the North Pole in the first book, lying in a sadly dilapidated state and up for sale. At the auction, the short-sighted auctioneer accidentally sellsthe boat to Roo - sold to the old lady in the brown fur coat! Now they have to find the money and the Captain suggests a fishing trip to the Great Cod Banks in the Forgotten Sea. Off they go, but the trip ends in disaster when the boat sinks and Grandfather and Roo are cast away on a desert island. They find their own Man Friday (called Tuesday) but he turns out to be a film director staying in a luxury hotel. Meanwhile, the Captain has found the treasure and rescued the Unsinkable.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Irene loves soccer. At school back in Missouri she was one of the top players on her girls' team. But things are different in Merano, Italy, where Irene and her family have come for a yearlong stay. There is no soccer team for girls, so she decides to join the highly competitive boys' team, but she has little idea what she's getting herself into.

About the Author:

Harry Horse was born in Coventry. He wrote and illustrated several children's books - including THE OGOPOGO, which won the Scottish Arts Council Writers' Award. He was well-known as a political cartoonist and produced cartoons for the New Yorker, The Guardian, Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman. Harry died in 2007.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0141314613
• ISBN 13: 9780141314617
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96