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Peter Duck

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'Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?' Titty asked.
'Because of his heart' said Peter Duck

The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duck, set sail on theWild Catbound for the Channel. But they are shadowed by theViper,manned by none other than Black Jake - a beastly pirate with a dark plan. Can the children race ahead and uncover the buried treasure before the pirate? Can they survive storms, earthquakes, crabs and even a waterspout and make it home?

BACKSTORY: Find out if you would be a good sailor aboard theWild Catand learn all about the real location that inspired the author.

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Vintage Digital
1448155290 / 9781448155293
eBook (EPUB)
823.912
06/09/2012
England
English
320 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
Reprint. Description based on print version record. Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1932.