Description
Flying ships and slavers, jungles and volcanoes! This is an epic and magical adventure story for children of 9+.
Snowbone is the natural leader of a band of children on Ashenpeake Island and, when slavers threaten their world, she takes them on an incredible journey through jungles and volcanoes, marching across countries and flying over oceans. Desperate enemies and strange friends await them.
Snowbone will keep them safe. The wild magic of Ashenpeake will protect them. But there will be a price to pay.
About the Author
Cat Weatherill is a performance storyteller, performing internationally at storytelling and literature festivals, on national radio and television and at schools throughout the country. Her first book for Puffin, Barkbelly, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award.
Reviews
'Here is fantasy with a child's voice, with sentences that slip into poetry and sound effects that bring the pages to life' - TES
Praise for Barkbelly:
'A memorable magical adventure, bursting with imagination and wacky characters' - Funday Times
'Just wonderful . . . A magical and moving debut' - The Times
'Falls squarely into the glorious category' - Independent
Book Information
ISBN 9780141318738
Author Cat Weatherill
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Puffin
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 233g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 21mm