Molly Rogers, Pirate Girl
When the Horrible Haddock crew kidnap young Molly Rogers, they get more than they bargained for … Support severely struggling readers with this swashbuckling hi-lo adventure.
Ferocious Captain Firebeard and the crew of the Horrible Haddock rule the high seas. But the dastardly pirates meet their match when they kidnap a small, feisty girl called Molly. Molly also knows the real pirate to fear is her own mum, and she won’t be pleased to find her daughter kidnapped!
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 6.
Cornelia Funke is one of Germany’s best-loved children’s authors. She started out as an illustrator but found herself itching to write her own stories. Since then she has established a huge international fanbase with books such as Dragon Rider and her Inkheart trilogy, which was adapted into a major motion picture. Cornelia lives in Los Angeles.
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Kasia Matyjaszek is an illustrator based in Edinburgh. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a Masters in illustration and her coursework was highly commended by the Macmillan Book Prize. She took part in Picture Hooks and her work was exhibited in The Scottish National Galler. Kasia was shortlisted for the Bookbug Picture Book Prize for her collaboration with Michelle Sloan The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee.