Pirate Nell's Tale to Tell

Name: Pirate Nell's Tale to Tell
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781728261614
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A Storybook Adventure

By Helen Docherty

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Pirate Nell's Tale to Tell by Helen Docherty is a delightful children's story about a young pirate named Nell, who loves stories and sets off on a treasure-seeking adventure. As Nell navigates through the high seas with her pirate crew, she learns valuable lessons about the power of storytelling, bravery, and friendship, all while having an entertaining journey filled with fun and excitement.
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From the acclaimed author/illustrator team behind The Snatchabook and The Storybook Knight comes a book-filled pirate adventure on the high seas. Now in a beautiful paperback format!

From the author/illustrator team behind The Snatchabook comes a book-filled adventure on the high seas!

Nell is finally a pirate!

And she has her trusty Pirate's Almanac to help her sail the seas, even if Captain Gnash doesn't like books on his ship. But when the journey gets rough and the captain is in trouble, it's Nell and all her pirate knowledge that saves the day and leads them to the greatest buried treasure of all...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781728261614

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Contributors:

Illustrated by Thomas Docherty
Illustrated by Thomas Docherty

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 253.0mm

Height: 278.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 40

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Helen Docherty Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

HELEN DOCHERTY has spent most of her career as a language teacher, most recently specializing in Spanish. She lives in Wales with her husband and co-author, Thomas, and their two young daughters. THOMAS DOCHERTY studied metalwork and sculpture at college before becoming an illustrator of children's book. He lives in Wales with his wife and co-author Helen and their two young daughters. His website is thomasdocherty.co.uk.

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