Pigeon post
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Pigeon post
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The work Pigeon post represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- Pigeon post
- Statement of responsibility
- Arthur Ransome
- Subject
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- Amazons (Fictitious characters : Ransome) -- Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- Camping -- Juvenile fiction
- Electronic books
- Gold mines and mining -- Fiction
- Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction
- Homing pigeons -- Fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Prospecting -- Juvenile fiction
- Spies -- Fiction
- Swallows (Fictitious characters) -- Juvenile fiction
- Pigeon post -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure stories
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For anyone who loves sailing and adventure, Arthur Ransome's classic Swallows and Amazons series stands alone. Originally published in the UK over a half century ago, these books are still eagerly read by children, despite their length and their decidedly British protagonists. We attribute their success to two facts: first, Ransome is a great storyteller and, second, he clearly writes from first-hand experience. Independence and initiative are qualities any child can understand and every volume in this collection celebrates these virtues. The crew's on holiday for their sixth adventure, and they turn their energies to mining for gold, aided by pigeon messengers Homer, Sophocles, and Sappho. The adventurers comb the nearby hills for a fabled lost claim, while being shadowed by a mysterious figure they dub "squashy hat." Undeterred by drought, sudden brushfires, and the continuing presence of Squashy Hat, the young prospectors persevere in their quest - with surprising results. Full of the dangers and dark adventures of old mines and forgotten claims, Pigeon Post has an irresistible appeal to the persistent explorer in every child
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- Dewey number
- 823.912
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Vintage classics
- Target audience
- juvenile
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