Pugwash and the Ghost Ship (Captain Pugwash) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845078233 ISBN 13: 9781845078232

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2007

Synopsis

The famous Black Pig, home to Captain Pugwash and his crew is in desperate need of a spring clean. But what begins as a simple exercise in painting and decorating soon leads to a plot so dastardly that it looks as if the Captain's days are numbered. Luckily, young Tom, the cabin boy, has a brainwave. And so Pugwash, the most famous pirate of all, survives yet again to sail the Seven Seas.

About this title

Review:

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)

About the Author:

John Ryan was born in Edinburgh and spent his early childhood in the UK and Morocco before moving back 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. Before his death in 2009 aged 88, John lived in Rye, Sussex, the home of smugglers in years gone by, with his wife Priscilla, who is also an artist. He has three children and a regular crew of grandchildren.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845078233
• ISBN 13: 9781845078232
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ryan John