Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain

Edward Ardizzone

ISBN 10: 0809810425 ISBN 13: 9780809810420

Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub, 2000

Synopsis

This famous picture-story book that delighted children when it was originally published in 1935, and set the standard of the subsequent Tim books, remains one of the most endearing of them all. In 1955, when Edward Ardizzone completely redrew and redesigned (with added text) the first edition of this classic, the New York Herald Tribune "It is a perfect picture book to read to any small boy, with Tim making himself useful to all on board, facing bravely the great storm, and coming home in the life boat. The bright colors are well presented. Tim starts gayly on a new, long lease of life, ready for many homes and libraries that do ot know the first book."

About this title

About the Author

Edward Ardizzone was the eldest of five children. In 1905 his family moved to Ipswich, where he learnt to know and love the little coastal steamers that he was to draw so often in the Little Tim books. Illustrator of more than 170 much-loved children's books, Edward Ardizzone was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1956 and the CBE in 1971. He died in 1979.Stephen Fry is a national treasure and was born in 1957 in London and brought up in Norfolk.ÿMemorable television appearances included Blackadder, A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster. Big screen outings included Wilde, Gosford Park and Peter's Friends. He also read all of the Harry Potter books for the unabridged audiobook edtions.

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2—These four newly reissued works in Ardizzone's "Little Tim" series clearly show why certain titles remain classics over time. Spanning from 1936 with the publication of Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain to 1962 with Tim's Friend Towser, these charmingly traditional tales, illustrated delicately with pen and ink and soft washes of watercolor, follow the adventures of a young wannabe sailor. From stowing away aboard a steamer to rescuing a cat from a burning ship, Tim almost always winds up in some sort of trouble on the high seas—though all's well by the last page. Tim All Alone, which finds the youngster working as a cabin boy while searching for his missing parents along the seaboard, won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 1956. Modern adult readers may balk at the idea of a knee-high child embarking on dangerous excursions sans parents, but kids will embrace Tim's admirable independence and intrepid spirit.—Kiera Parrott, School Library Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809810425
• ISBN 13: 9780809810420
• Binding: Unknown Binding