Captain Crabclaw's Crew

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Captain Crabclaw's Crew
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Frances Watts
By (author) David Legge
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 275,Width 225
ISBN/Barcode 9780733330988
ClassificationsDewey:A823
Audience
Preschool (0-5)

Publishing Details

Publisher ABC Books
Imprint ABC Books
Publication Date 2 November 2017
Publication Country Australia

Description

'Pirate crew wanted to search for treasure. Must be fearsome!' Ages: 4-8 When Captain Crabclaw advertises for a crew for his new ship, the Speedy Squid, he doesn't expect to get a duck, a cow, an elephant and a giraffe! It's hoist the mainsail and anchors aweigh with the most unusual pirate crew the high seas have ever seen! this rollicking tale of swashbuckling and scrambled eggs will delight landlubbers young and old. Ages: 4-8

Author Biography

Frances Watts was born in Switzerland and grew up in Australia. Her bestselling picture books include Goodnight, Mice! (illustrated by Judy Watson), the winner of the 2012 Prime Minister's Award for Children's Fiction; 2006 Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book Kisses for Daddy (illustrated by David Legge); and 2008 Children's Book Council of Australia award-winner Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books (illustrated by David Legge). Her young adult title The Peony Lantern, set in nineteenth-century Japan, was shortlisted for a NSW Premier's Literary Award in 2016. For more, visit www.franceswatts.com David Legge is an award-winning and bestselling illustrator of picture books. His books include Bamboozled, Tom Goes to Kindergarten and Baby Boomsticks. David has collaborated with Frances Watts on four picture books, Kisses for Daddy, Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books, Captain Crabclaw's Crew and The Fearsome, Frightening, Ferocious Box, and together they've sold hundreds of thousands of copies of their books worldwide. David lives in Sydney's west.