The traveling restaurant Jasper's voyage in three parts
When twelve-year-old Jasper Ludlow's parents flee the city, he gets left behind and finds refuge on The Travelling Restaurant, a sailing ship captained by old Dr Rocket and crewed by feisty Polly. Jasper faces challenges, adventures, storms and hungry pirates. Should he go in search of his pare...
Main Author: | Else, Barbara. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wellington, N.Z. :
Gecko,
2011.
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Summary: |
When twelve-year-old Jasper Ludlow's parents flee the city, he gets left behind and finds refuge on The Travelling Restaurant, a sailing ship captained by old Dr Rocket and crewed by feisty Polly. Jasper faces challenges, adventures, storms and hungry pirates. Should he go in search of his parents, or his lost baby sister? Who should he trust? And why is Lady Gall, Provisional Monarch of Fontania, hunting him? |
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Item Description: |
"A novel for children." |
Physical Description: |
295 p. ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781877467776 (pbk) 1877467774 (pbk) 9781877579035 1877579033 |
Author Notes: |
Her work includes the plays, Night for Clowns and A Very Short History of the World. Her novels include The Warrior Queen, The Volume of Possible Endings: A Tale of Fontania, Gingerbread Husbands, Eating Peacocks, Three Pretty Widows, The Case of the Missing Kitchen, and Wild Latitudes. Her children's book, The Travelling Restaurant, won the New Zealand Post Children's Book Award. She also won the College of Education/Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence 2016 from the University of Otago and The Margaret Mahy Award 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) |