HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2003No one, living or dead, was ever more polite than Horrendo. In all his eleven years he'd never said a rude word to anyone. But was his mother proud of her charming son? Not at all! For Horrendo lived in a cruel world where kind words were as rare as dragons' teeth, and pirates stole away twelve-year-old boys from under their mothers' noses .A rollicking adventure on the high seas, bursting with fierce fights, foul food and bad behaviour.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Young Readers' Best Book Award. It was recognised in the Fiction - Younger Readers category by the Fiction. It also was recognised by the Kids own Australian Literature Award.

There are 156 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Allen & Unwin .

Anna Fienberg has written many well-loved and award-winning picture books, short stories and junior novels. Anna Fienberg has more than 20 children's books to her credit. Barbara Fienberg is the coauthor of the Tashi series. Kim Gamble is a book illustrator.