Pyro Watson and the Hidden Treasure Pyro Watson loves pirates, treasure, and all things to do with maps and tales of long ago. When his mother goes away to nurse Nan, Pyro is left stranded in a caravan at the beach with his Aunt Mor. So Pyro calls in his alter ego, Simeon the Pirate Fighter, to pass the long evenings and longer days. Then Pyro meets local boy Min and his four-legged mate, Becks. Life becomes interesting--even downri...

 

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Random House Australia .

Nette Hilton is an award-winning writer of children's literature -- from early childhood stories to novels for older readers. The Web was named a Children's Book Council Honour Book in 1992; Living Next to Lulah was a CBCA Notable Book in 2007. Kerry Millard was born in Ottawa, Canada and has lived in Australia for over 30 years. She accidentally fell into cartooning and has been a cartoonist since 1986, drawing for numerous publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald. She won Best Single Gag cartoon artist at the Australian Cartoonist's Association awards in 1995 and again in 1999. Kerry has illustrated over a dozen children's books, and is a regular illustrator for The School Magazine. She currently lives in Sydney's northern suburbs with whoever of her three daughters is around, a dog, a duck and two hens who wander about in her kitchen! Libby Hathorn is Australian. She read voraciously as a child. The beach and the bush have had a big influence on her, and even now she cannot imagine living too far from the beach. Greg Rogers was born in 1957 in Brisbane, Australia. He studied Fine Art at the Queensland College of Art, and had his first major exhibition in 1983, the year in which he won the SGIO Art Award for photography. He illustrated his 1st book in 1988. Has won a number of awards for his pencil work, but likes to work with pastels, ink and watercolour too.