Lil is a pirate, a good sort of pirate, and when there is someone to save,
she'll do what is right (if it takes her all night). Yes, she'll always be bold and be brave.
When evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to kidnap Lil's teacher, it's up to schoolgirl and secret pirate, Lil, to come to the rescue. In story two it's sports day, but there's a very hungry croc on the loose. Can Lil and her trusty parrot, Carrot, scare Stinkbeard and his pet croc away?
On a trip to the museum, evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to steal an old king's ruby ring, and it's up to schoolgirl and secret pirate, Lil, to stop him! In story two, Lil and her pet parrot are off to a birthday party. But when Stinkbeard and his pet croc turn up, it's up to Lil to save the day.
The Adventures of Swashbuckle Lil is a bind up of Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate and Swashbuckle Lil and the Jewel Thief, by author Elli Woollard and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson. It features four rip-roaringly rhyming, brilliantly illustrated stories which make the perfect transition from parent-led to independent reading.
Elli Woollard started writing stories after an embarrassing incident in which her youngest son broke Michael Rosen's glasses! In addition to picture books, she also writes children's poems and stories. Elli's picture books with Macmillan include The Great Gran Plan, The Giant of Jum and The Dragon of Nibblesome Knight. She has also retold Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories in rhyme and created the two Swashbuckle Lil books for young readers. Elli lives in London with her four children, her husband and two guinea pigs.
Laura Ellen Anderson has been drawing ever since she can remember. She is the accomplished illustrator of many picture books and young fiction series, including Witch Wars, My Brother is a Superhero and The Evil Emperor Penguin strip for Phoenix Comics. Her first author/illustrator picture book, I Don't Want Curly Hair was published in 2017 and her debut young fiction series, Amelia Fang, is off to a fangtastic start!
Title: The Adventures of Swashbuckle Lil (Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate)
Author: Woollard, Elli
ISBN: 9781509881529
Binding:
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Date: 2018-03-08
Number of Pages: 192
Weight: 0.1600 kg
The rhyming text and detailed drawings provide guidance and encouragement to youngsters transitioning from supervised to independent reading. Imaginative, witty, entertaining and lots of fun. * BookTrust *
Anderson's illustrations burst with energy and humour * The Bookseller *
Two rip-roaringly rhyming and brilliantly illustrated stories for younger readers in one fabulous book * Phoenix Comic *
Told in jolly rhyme that makes reading the stories particularly fun and easy and with lively black and white illustrations on every page these are the perfect step up from picture books to chapter books. * LoveReading4Kids *