Pirates 'n' pistols ten swashbuckling pirate tales
Come face-to-face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas in these stories about pirates from all around the world. This special gift book edition is packed full of traditional pirate myths and legends retold and illustrated by the award-winning Chris Mould...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hodder Children's Books,
2013.
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| Summary: | Come face-to-face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas in these stories about pirates from all around the world. This special gift book edition is packed full of traditional pirate myths and legends retold and illustrated by the award-winning Chris Mould, as well as some new and original tales. Rich artwork mixes cartoonish humor with a bit of spooky horror. Stories include: "Davy Jones," "Treasure Island," "The Tenth Man," "The Gold Bug," "Dead Man's Ink," "Dionysus," "Cross-legged Jack," "Mochimitsu's Music," "Jewel of Bengal," and "Fear by Candlelight." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm. |
| Audience: | 9+. |
| ISBN: | 9780340999356 (pbk) 0340999357 (pbk) |
| Author Notes: | Chris Mould went to art school at the age of sixteen. He has won the Nottingham Children's Book Award and been commended for the Sheffield. He likes to write and draw the kind of books that he would have liked to have on his shelf as a boy. Chris Mould spends his working day in one of the prestigious art studios at Dean Clough Mills in Halifax. His studio is clearly marked with a skull and crossboned warning as to what might lie within. Chris is not confined to book illustration. He has worked for the RSC, the BBC, the FT and many other famous initials, as well as film development work for Aardman Animations which included character and environment development work on the film Flushed Away . |
