The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

Name: The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
Brand: Walker Books Ltd
Price: 13.93 EUR
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Hardback | English

By (author): David Almond

Illustrated by: Oliver Jeffers

Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. Suddenly their home is filled with the sound of clanging machinery and the stench of mackerel, and Uncle Ernie's obsession reaches such heights that he would even can Stan's beloved goldfish! Stan, however, has his own destiny, which leads him - via a hook-a-duck stall - to Pancho Pirelli, the blue-caped madman who swims with piranhas. And as Stan delves into the waters, he finally discovers who he really can be. See more

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Product Details

Format: Hardback
Weight: 378g
Dimensions: 137 x 204mm
Publication Date: 06 Sep 2012
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Age Group: Ages 7-9
ISBN13: 9781406320763

About David Almond

David Almond is the highly acclaimed author of Skellig The Savage Clay My Name Is Mina My Dad's a Birdman Slog's Dad and many other novels stories and plays. His books are translated into almost forty languages and are widely adapted for stage and screen. His numerous awards include the Carnegie Medal two Whitbread Children's Book Awards and Le Prix Sorcieres and in 2010 he gained the Hans Christian Andersen Award the highest international prize for children's authors. David lives with his family in Hexham Northumberland; you can find out more about him at www.davidalmond.com As a picture book creator Oliver Jeffers has been the recipient of some of children's books highest accolades including the Nestle Gold Medal for Lost and Found and the Irish Picture Book of the Year for The Incredible Book Eating Boy. Other award-winning titles include The Way Back Home which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. An animated film of Oliver's book Lost and Found won a BAFTA for Best Animation in 2009. Oliver was born in Belfast but now lives in New York City. This is his first book for Walker. www.oliverjeffers.com