Minnow on the Say
Published on 2. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-382-07518-3 (ISBN)
Description
An exciting riverside mystery from the author of Tom's MidnightGarden. David makes an amazing discovery: At the bottom of the garden, bobbing on the river, is a canoe. The Minnow. David can't help wishing he could keep her . . . The Minnow leads him to Adam, and an extraordinary summer begins. Armed with a mysterious, ancient clue, the two boys set out along the river by boat. They're determined to find the legendary lost treasure, hidden by one of Adam's ancestors hundreds of years before. But they are not the only people looking for treasure, and soon they are caught in a dangerous race against time.
More details
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-382-07518-3 (9781382075183)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Philippa Pearce spent her childhood in Great Shelford, a village near Cambridge. The village, the river, and the countryside in which she lived appear more or less plainly in Minnow on the Say and Tom's Midnight Garden. Philippa studied English and History at Cambridge University. She worked for the BBC as a scriptwriter and producer, and then in publishing as an editor. She wrote many books including the modern classic, Tom's Midnight Garden, for which she won the Carnegie Medal. She was awarded an OBE for services to Children's Literature. Sadly, Philippa died in 2006.