Author:Arthur Ransome
‘Barbecued billygoats!’
Can you imagine finding gold? That’s just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But it’s a hot and dry summer and water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers, they have competition: Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. And talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he and what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages, braving dangerous mines and fires, the Swallows, Amazons and D’s Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival...
Includes exclusive material: In ‘The Backstory’ you can test your knowledge of the book and learn all about homing pigeons!
Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
A truly wonderful book by a gifted and now unforgivably neglected children's writer
—— Times Educational SupplementIn its own class, and wearing several gold stars for distinction. Pigeon Post stands head and shoulders above the average adventure book for and of children
—— The TimesThere is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun in connection with a gold-mine. The ingenuity of this group of children is delightful and stimulating
—— Times Literary SupplementIf you enjoyed Professor Branestawm, you will know what sort of imaginative nonsense to expect
—— Sunday MirrorThe fact that it doesn't end in a fairy tale happy ever after makes it more realistic because life isn't like that!
—— Boox: nineBrilliant . . . Touching
—— Kids StuffUtterly memorable . . . Jacqueline Wilson has a beautifully light touch for such difficult subjects
—— SW MagazineJacqueline Wilson writes the kind of books you just can't put down, making you feel so many emotions that you don't know whether to laugh or cry . . . a must-read for teenagers
—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening ChronicleChosen by a reader as her favourite book
—— Go GirlMoving and intense story involving domestic violence and breast cancer but which manages to be uplifting about both.
—— Bournemouth Daily EchoYet another brilliant book that you never want to put down.
—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle
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