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This is the Ship that Jack Built

Brief Description
All aboard the ship that Jack built for a rollicking picture book adventure.Jack’s ship has set sail with a precious cargo of gold in the hold, but a whole host of thieves are out to snatch it from under his nose. From the squid that opens... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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All aboard the ship that Jack built for a rollicking picture book adventure. With a joyful, rhyming text full of super-catchy repeated lines, this cumulative tale builds and builds to an epic crescendo.

A rhyming picture book adventure featuring pirates, treasure, sea creatures and fun.

Description

All aboard the ship that Jack built for a rollicking picture book adventure.

Jack’s ship has set sail with a precious cargo of gold in the hold, but a whole host of thieves are out to snatch it from under his nose. From the squid that opens the lid and the seal that tries to steal, to the cat and the rat and the whale with its splashy tail, Jack really has his hands full.

With a joyful, rhyming text full of super-catchy repeated lines, this cumulative tale builds and builds to an epic crescendo. Told by Peter Millett and brought to life by Sam Caldwell, bestselling illustrator of Buster Books' popular picture book Sheldon's New Shell, this picture book voyage is one readers will want to take again and again.

Sample content:

This is the gull that flew from the hull
And nabbed the crab that sneakily grabbed
The gold from the seal that jumped up to steal
The loot from the whale that splashed its tail…
...That stole the gold that lay in the hold
Of the ship that Jack built.

Product Details

INFORMATION

Barcode: 9781780559346

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Buster Books

Illustration: Full colour

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sam Caldwell
  • Illustrated by Sam Caldwell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Length: 4.0mm

Width: 245.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Peter Millett is an award-winning children’s book author who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. He has written children’s books for pre-school, primary and middle-grade readers, as well as having performed for school groups in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the UK. He was inspired to write funny stories after hearing his teacher read Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory aloud to his class. His number one goal is to help make reading and writing a rewarding and fun-filled pastime.

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