A heart-warming, action-packed adventure for all animal-loving young pirates - I loved it

Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm

A fun, accessible piratical debut for emerging readers

The Bookseller

An exciting, fun, and funny tale, packed with pirates, a pachyderm, and everything in between. Burt is a refreshing new voice in kids' books.

Philip Ardagh

Se alle

This is a poignant story of friendship, family and finding out where you truly belong... a must-read for all.

My Book Corner

<p>Do you like magic, fantasy and talking animals? If you do, you’re going to LOVE this super, swashbuckling pirate adventure from seasoned scriptwriter and exciting debut middle grade author Anthony Burt. Burt’s sparkling seafaring saga comes packed with humour, suspense, adventure, and poignant themes of family, friendship and belonging.</p>

Lancashire Post

Brought up by a wonderful group of animals on a hidden island somewhere deep in the Caribbean, Jim knows no other life or who his real parents are. He washed up on the island as a baby in a barrel of rum and treasure, and has been helping run its special lighthouse with the animals ever since. But now, trouble is brewing ...Someone, or something, has stolen the lighthouse bulb filaments. If Jim, Oscar and the rest of the animals can't get the lighthouse beams working again, the hidden island will no longer be a secret. And with a pirate ship on the horizon, danger is about to smash their tranquil island apart ...
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Twelve year old Jim washed up on the island as a baby and has been brought up by a family of animals ever since – it's the only life he has ever known, until one day a pirate ship is spotted on the horizon, bringing with it unwanted and dangerous answers to Jim's past ...
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A heart-warming, action-packed adventure for all animal-loving young pirates - I loved it
An exciting piratical adventure that tells the story of young Jim, a boy washed up as a baby onto a hidden island, cared for by his wonderful family of animals; life as a lighthouse keeper is full of fun and adventure until one day a pirate ship is spotted – bringing with it unwanted and dangerous answers to Jim's past.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781913101527
Publisert
2022-05-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Guppy Publishing Ltd
Vekt
230 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Anthony Burt has worked in primary, secondary and adult education for over twenty years, and run inspiring community youth work, art, film and TV projects for children with SEND. He’s a professional slime-maker, qualified teacher, book festival host, and loyal butler to his cat, Watson. Anthony has been writing since he was five-years-old, and has written scripts for CiTV, Doctor Who Adventures magazine, Nickelodeon, and Disney. The Animal Lighthouse is his debut middle-grade pirate adventure novel.