Hardcover
224 Pages, 5.5 x 8.25 in
September 15, 1998
Scholastic Canada, Ltd
0590203444
9780590203449
From Our Editors
It is the year 1717 in England. when Nathan and his sister Maud find themselves orphaned, Tamo White, the son of a pirate, offers them refuge and extraordinary adventure in a new life on the high seas.
From the Publisher
In 1717 England, Nathan & his little sister, Maud, are taken aboard a pirate ship & sail to Madagascar in this terrific adventure story.
About the Author
Children and young adult novelist Geraldine McCaughrean was born in Enfield, England and educated at Christ Church College, Canterbury. She worked as a secretary at Thames Television and later worked for a London publishing house. Her writing career includes the retelling of such classics as "One Thousand and One Arabian Nights,""The Canterbury Tales" and "The Bronze Cauldron: Myths and Legends of the World," which is a collection of stories from all over the world. McCaughrean has won the Whitebread Award for "A Little Lower Than the Angels," the Guardian Prize and Carnegie Medal for "A Pack of Lies," and the Beefeater Children's Novel Award for "Gold Dawn."