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Price: 9,87 €
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OLD books get NEW doodles – it’s the classics as you’ve never seen them before! A hilarious new series that brings the classics to life with illustrations by Jack Noel. Perfect for 7-9 year olds and fans of Tom Gates, Wimpy Kid and Dav Pilkey. And PIRATES. Get your HOOKS into the one and only original pirate adventure! Jim Hawkins spends his life helping out at his mum’s boring old inn by the sea, wishing he could sail away and have adventures. But when an old sea captain turns up with a secret, it’s the start of a bigger adventure than Jim could ever have imagined – soon he’s on a ship on the trail of buried treasure, accompanied by a suspicious sailor named Long John Silver … Will Jim escape the pirates? Or will he walk the plank? Climb aboard with Jim, a chatty parrot and a bunch of crazy pirates for a hilarious adventure across the seven seas. Look out for more COMIC CLASSICS: GREAT EXPECTATIONS:Join Pip in a rip-roaring story of family secrets, scary grannies and a REALLY annoying big sister. Get on the trail of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESSolve the case with Holmes and Watson in a thrilling tale of mystery, murder and things that go woof in the night. Praise for GREAT EXPECTATIONS: A funny, thought-provoking treat, it’s the ideal way into [Dickens] (Imogen Russell Williams Guardian ) Buy a copy of Jack Noel’s retelling of Great Expectations before I set the dogs on you. Now, begone! ( Philip Ardagh, Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author ) It is BRILLIANT! ( Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates ) Jack Noel’s brilliantly witty art perfectly complements Dickens’ Great Expectations , making this a fab KS2 text to sit alongside the classic. Brilliant for dyslexic kids who may struggle with Dickens’ prose … this book could bring a generation of kids to the classics ( Abi Elphinstone, author of Rumblestar, Sky Song and the Dreamsnatcher trilogy ) Jack Noel is a Jack of three trades: author, illustrator, designer, who works mainly on children’s books and is a co-host on the Down the Rabbit Hole children’s books podcast. Once upon a time Jack sent this tweet, and rest is history (history with doodles): https://twitter.com/jackdraws/status/965492074157166592https://jacknoelillustration.tumblr.com
Editore : Farshore (29 settembre 2022)
Lingua : Inglese
Copertina flessibile : 240 pagine
ISBN-10 : 0008600317
ISBN-13 : 978-0008600310
Peso articolo : 220 g
Dimensioni : 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm
Nice pri t quality & illustration.Good intro into classic literature
Loved this book as a child. Wanted to get my 9 year old interested- this book was ideal. It’s in the cartoon- words style of the Tom Gates books, which he loves. Normally he would not have attempted the original book, but this format was perfect for him. He says he really enjoyed the story.
Love the front cover . Love the comic format great way to get children interested in the classics
Bought for my 9 year old Grandson. He loved it
Totally flips the classic favourite on it’s head….for the better.Entirely Artistically illustrated in ONLY black and blue, the images are comically quirky, injecting humour in this classic – a tale which was all but forgotten by today’s youth.This shortened original text carries the gist of the original message but appeals to the comic-hungry-era, tech-obsessed youngsters. Broken into manageable chunks on each page, and walloped with heaps of hilarious illustrations, a barrage of speech bubbles, exclusively printed in “colourful” hues of black and blue – with colourations well surpassing 50 shades of either!Highly expressive for visual readers using emanatas, explanations, page by page glossary for the some difficult to decipher original language (no need to flick to the back), block narratives, footnotes and diagrams throughout. Yet still remaining appealing to it’s ‘captive’ audience.Our son, though 12, loved this quick read which is designed for the under tens. it wasn’t lost on him; rather, he was amused by the genius styilistic interpretations of Jack Noel. It flips everything you know about story telling on itself: No single form is used: instead a perfect blend of illustrative comic, mingled with descriptive texts and original script to create an imaginative piece of work. Absolutely ingenious.It’s fast-paced; sashaying seamlessly through Robert Stevenson’s original, with cutlass wielding pirates, deceptive characters, fast-talking fowls and hidden treasures abound. 5 stars