Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas (#3)
Author(s): Astrid Lindgren; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children's characters of all time and is still much loved by millions of children today. This anniversary edition of Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas will introduce Pippi and her adventurous spirit to a whole new generation of readers. Nine year old Pippi is an unusual and unpredictable character, she lives alone with a monkey, a horse, and no rules whatsoever! Every day is a crazy adventure with Pippi, but what else would you expect from the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?!In this collection of stories Pippi and her friends, Tommy and Annika, set sail for the Canny Canny Islands, where Pippi's father is king. They explore secret caves, and play marbles with real pearls. Luckily the pirates and sharks they meet are no match for Pippi Longstocking!
Product Information
Celebrating 70 years of everyone's favourite quirky heroine Pippi Longstocking!
Astrid Lindgren was born in 1907, and grew up at a farm called NAs in the south of Sweden. She began her writing career in 1944 after she won a children's book competition, with Pippi Longstocking published a year later. She published more than one hundred books in her lifetime and is still the most popular children's author in Sweden. Her books have been translated into more than sixty languages, and she received numerous honours and awards. Astrid Lindgren died in 2002. Ingrid Nyman (1916-1959) was a Danish illustrator, noted for her work on the Pippi Longstocking books of which she was the original illustrator.
General Fields
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- : Oxford University Press
- : Oxford University Press
- : 0.098
- : 30 April 2015
- : 198mm X 129mm X 9mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2015
- : 01 January 2024
- : books
Special Fields
- : Astrid Lindgren; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
- : Paperback
- : 515
- : Tony Ross
- : English
- : 839.7374
- : Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9
- : 128
- : B/W