Lilly and the Pirates
Published on 1. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
180 pages
978-1-62091-027-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this brave, bookish adventure, ten-year-old Lilly must conquer her fear of the sea and outsmart treasure-hungry pirates to save her shipwrecked scientist parents.
★ Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Lilly can’t seem to get past her fears. She writes all of them in her worry journal. But her biggest fear is WATER. So when Lilly learns that her scientist parents are lost at sea, she must overcome her anxieties to find the fabled Shipwreck Islands, outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates, and rescue her parents. Can she do it?
Here's a funny, warmhearted tale full of courage, libraries, and swashbuckling fun.
★ Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Lilly can’t seem to get past her fears. She writes all of them in her worry journal. But her biggest fear is WATER. So when Lilly learns that her scientist parents are lost at sea, she must overcome her anxieties to find the fabled Shipwreck Islands, outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates, and rescue her parents. Can she do it?
Here's a funny, warmhearted tale full of courage, libraries, and swashbuckling fun.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Astra Publishing House
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62091-027-6 (9781620910276)
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Phyllis Root has written many award-winning books for children, including Ten Sleepy Sheep, Oliver Finds His Way, One Duck Stuck, What Baby Wants, Rattletrap Car, and Big Momma Makes the World, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. She currently teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Hamline University. She lives in Minneapolis, MN.
Rob Shepperson has illustrated many children's books including Bugs by David L. Harrison and The Big House by Carolyn Coman. His droll editorial drawings appear regularly in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
Rob Shepperson has illustrated many children's books including Bugs by David L. Harrison and The Big House by Carolyn Coman. His droll editorial drawings appear regularly in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.