The Animal Lighthouse

ISBN-13: 9781913101527 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 304 str.

Anthony Burt

Opis

An exciting piratical adventure that tells the story of young Jim, a boy washed up as a baby onto a hidden island, cared for by his wonderful family of animals; life as a lighthouse keeper is full of fun and adventure until one day a pirate ship is spotted - bringing with it unwanted and dangerous answers to Jim's past. Twelve year old Jim washed up on the island as a baby and has been brought up by a family of animals ever since - it's the only life he has ever known, until one day a pirate ship is spotted on the horizon, bringing with it unwanted and dangerous answers to Jim's past ...

Recenzje

A heart-warming, action-packed adventure for all animal-loving young pirates - I loved it Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm

O autorze

Anthony Burt has worked in primary, secondary and adult education for over twenty years, and run inspiring community youth work, art, film and TV projects for children with SEND. He's a professional slime-maker, qualified teacher, book festival host, and loyal butler to his cat, Watson. Anthony has been writing since he was five-years-old, and has written scripts for CiTV, Doctor Who Adventures magazine, Nickelodeon, and Disney. The Animal Lighthouse is his debut middle-grade pirate adventure novel. Ciara went to college in Ireland to study Visual Communications at Dublin Institute of Technology and after graduating worked as a graphic designer.

Ciara's first author/illustrator picture book 'Those Pesky Rabbits' was published by Templar in 2015. Her second book 'The Perfect Picnic' was published in 2016 and her third title, 'There's a Walrus in My Bed' was published in 2017 by Andersen Press. She hand draws all her illustrations in pencil or ink before using a mixture of watercolour and Photoshop for the final artwork.

She now lives with her partner and their two children in London where she works as a freelance illustrator and designer.