Little Wolf: Terror of the Shivery Sea - Hardcover

Whybrow, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575056291 ISBN 13: 9781575056296

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, 2004

Synopsis

In a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf tells of setting sail to find the lost treasure of his legendary ancestor, Blackfur the Pirate.

About this title

About the Author:

Ian Whybrow's many popular successes range from picture books to novels for older children. Best known for his original humour, he always writes with adult readers as well as young ones in mind. He has a brilliant ear for voices, and takes pride in the fact that his work reads aloud very well. `I loved being read to as a child,' he says. `And I loved the sense that my parents were enjoying it too. For me, that's the acid test for any book - that there's something in it for everyone to enjoy. Ian lives in Harrow-on-the-Hill with his wife, Anne, and Almeley, Herefordshire during the holidays. They have two daughters: Susanna and Lucy.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4–Little Wolf, his brother, and his friends are back. This time, the gang is in search of Blackfur the Backbiter's lost pirate treasure. Through letters that L. Wolf writes to his parents, readers get a humorous look at their exploits. Of course, the loose cannon in all of Little Wolf's sea adventures is his younger brother, Smellybreff. When the two are captured by the notorious "pie rate" Captain Froshus, Smells tells all in exchange for candy. He is made cabin cub while Little Wolf must swab the decks and clean the head. In the end, the cubs and their friends save the treasure, using pirate tactics of S.S.T. (surprise, speed, and terror). Some of the humor comes from the words that Little Wolf cobbles together or uses imaginative spelling to create, such as "hidinginabarrelly" or "uptomyneckly," which might make the story beyond the skills of children beginning chapter books, but it would make a good read-aloud. Ross's pen-and-ink drawings capture the amusing details of the various situations. Purchase where the series is popular.–Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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About this edition

• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1575056291
• ISBN 13: 9781575056296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 143
• Illustrator: Ross Tony