Overview
Pirate treasure hunters Captain Tosca, Needlespune, Dogzboddi and Coleslaw have returned but this time the treasure is guarded by the dreaded monster of Malswomp who will think nothing of gobbling up the crew of the Sleepy Sheep for breakfast! There is only one way past the monster and a clue has been hidden on jigsaw pieces hidden all over the planet. The pirates must identify the correct docking pod, read a metro map, and navigate their way around the dark and dangerous sewers. But is that Silverina Slyce and her band of Spaceway Men lurking around every turn? With rickety walkways, weird and wonderful creatures and all sorts of different areas to explore, map reading has never been so much fun.
Full Product Details
Author: Scoular Anderson
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Dimensions:
Width: 27.80cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 25.00cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9781845074807
ISBN 10: 1845074807
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 April 2007
Recommended Age: From 5 To 8
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
The food-loving computer and multispecies crew of pirate ship Sleepy Sheep land on planet Pancayke in search of hidden treasure. As in Space Pirates (2004), the quest takes them into a variety of mazes, which they navigate by following step-by-step instructions that will painlessly impart map-reading skills to the readers who follow along. Flanked by cartoon panels, the illustrations are done in a Where's Waldo? style, thick with twisting passageways, humorous tiny details and heavy crowds. Locales range from the Sheepshovel Shopping Mall to the Spyderspit Sewers, and the crew suffers a nonstop series of disasters and narrow escapes as it makes its way at last to the treasure cave of Jellybrik, the green monster of Malswomp. Triumphing despite the best efforts of rival pirate Silverina Slyce, the Sleepy Sheepers jet off at last with a new treasure map in hand - leaving their audience a bit more practiced in finding compass points and following specific directions. The didactic purpose is well-disguised, though, beneath a barrage of silly names and cliffhangers. (Picture book. 6-8) (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
Scoular Anderson is Scottish by birth. He studied Graphic Design at the Glasgow School of Art and worked as an illustrator for London University. He worked as a teacher at a comprehensive school in Scotland. He has been a freelance writer and illustrator for 16 years. His previous titles include The Treasures of Castle McPelican and Tim Kipper. Space Pirates and the Treasure of Salmagundy was Scoular's first book for Frances Lincoln.
