Snowbone
Published on 1. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-14-131873-8 (ISBN)
Description
Flying ships and slavers, jungles and volcanoes! This is an epic and magical adventure story for children of 9+.
Snowbone is the natural leader of a band of children on Ashenpeake Island and, when slavers threaten their world, she takes them on an incredible journey through jungles and volcanoes, marching across countries and flying over oceans. Desperate enemies and strange friends await them.
Snowbone will keep them safe. The wild magic of Ashenpeake will protect them. But there will be a price to pay.
Snowbone is the natural leader of a band of children on Ashenpeake Island and, when slavers threaten their world, she takes them on an incredible journey through jungles and volcanoes, marching across countries and flying over oceans. Desperate enemies and strange friends await them.
Snowbone will keep them safe. The wild magic of Ashenpeake will protect them. But there will be a price to pay.
Reviews / Votes
'Here is fantasy with a child's voice, with sentences that slip into poetry and sound effects that bring the pages to life' - TESPraise for Barkbelly:
'A memorable magical adventure, bursting with imagination and wacky characters' - Funday Times
'Just wonderful . . . A magical and moving debut' - The Times
'Falls squarely into the glorious category' - Independent
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
No illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-131873-8 (9780141318738)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Cat Weatherill is a performance storyteller, performing internationally at storytelling and literature festivals, on national radio and television and at schools throughout the country. Her first book for Puffin, Barkbelly, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award.