Creepy Classics: The Ghost Pirates (Easy Classics)
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Published on 29. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-78226-289-3 (ISBN)
Description
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Ghost Pirates at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
Jessop is sailing on the Mortzestus, a ship deemed by sailors to be cursed. He dismisses the stories as seafaring tales, but two weeks into the voyage strange things start happening. Sails go slack, ghostly figures appear, and accidents start to befall the crew. Jessop fears that evil spirits are at work, threatening to drag the boat and its crew to the bottom of the sea ...
About the Creepy Classics Children's Collection:
An opera house haunted by a musical spirit and a castle whose owner sleeps in a coffin are just two of the places these ten spooky stories transport readers to. Based on the world's most famous gothic literature, they have been simplified and sanitised for a younger audience, with all the excitement and thrills of the originals.
Jessop is sailing on the Mortzestus, a ship deemed by sailors to be cursed. He dismisses the stories as seafaring tales, but two weeks into the voyage strange things start happening. Sails go slack, ghostly figures appear, and accidents start to befall the crew. Jessop fears that evil spirits are at work, threatening to drag the boat and its crew to the bottom of the sea ...
About the Creepy Classics Children's Collection:
An opera house haunted by a musical spirit and a castle whose owner sleeps in a coffin are just two of the places these ten spooky stories transport readers to. Based on the world's most famous gothic literature, they have been simplified and sanitised for a younger audience, with all the excitement and thrills of the originals.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leicester
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 7 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
112 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78226-289-3 (9781782262893)
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Gemma Barder lives in Market Harborough, Leicester, with her family and a mischievous cocker spaniel. She started life working in children's and pre-teen magazines before moving into the world of publishing. She's now a freelance writer full time and writes activity books, treasuries, novels and storybooks for children, as well as publishing her own magazine. Gemma writes a wide range of children's books for Sweet Cherry, with more projects in the pipeline.
Nick Moffatt has been a freelance illustrator for the past 20 years, working in film, television, advertising and animation. He has a real passion for storytelling and narratives. Recently his Beat generation book cover designs were highly commended in the World Illustration Awards.
Nick Moffatt has been a freelance illustrator for the past 20 years, working in film, television, advertising and animation. He has a real passion for storytelling and narratives. Recently his Beat generation book cover designs were highly commended in the World Illustration Awards.