No. of pages 368
Published: 2001
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This book features in the following series: Godine Storyteller, Playaway Children, Puffin, Swallows And Amazons .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 368 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Arthur Ransome was born in 1884. He was in Russia in 1917 and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District of England with his Russian wife where, in 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. Thus began a writing career that has produced some of the best children s literature of all time. "
Swallows and Amazons
Sports And Recreation in literature
Adventures in literature
Polar Region in literature
Camping And Outdoor Activities in literature
This book contains the following story:
Winter Holiday
'Well,' said Nancy, 'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors: nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'Nothing - except a polar expedition, full of mountain rescues, blizzards, igloos, ice sailing and heroic work amidst the frozen wastes. For Dick and Dorothea, newcomers to the lake, meeting up with the Swallows and Amazons sweeps them into a wild adventure where they must prove their worth to the team.
This book is in the following series:
Swallows and Amazons
In 12 books the Swallows and Amazons series tells the adventures of a group of children. Set between the two World Wars, the stories revolve around outdoor activities, largely sailing. Most were set in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads.
"One could hardly have a better story" * Times Literary Supplement *
"The best kind of adventure story" * Observer *
"Thrilling episodes" * The Times *
"Mr Ransome's style is highly distinguished, his narrative hair-raising, credible and amusing" * Spectator *
