How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen - Softcover

Hoban, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1567923224 ISBN 13: 9781567923223

Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2006

Synopsis

Tom is so good at fooling around that he does little else. His Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong, who thinks this is too much like having fun, calls upon the fearsome Captain Najork and his hired sportsmen to teach him a lesson. So the Captain challenges Tom to three rounds of womble, muck, and sneedball, certain that he will win. However, when it comes to fooling around, Tom doesn't fool around, and his skills prove so polished that the results of the contest are completely unexpected. . .

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A delightful tale of tomfoolery, unforgettably illustrated by Quentin Blake.

About the Author:

Russell Hoban is the author of many famous novels, including Turtle Diary and Riddley Walker, which won the John W. Campbell Award for science fiction. He also wrote over 50 children's books, including such classics as The Mouse and His Child, The Sea-Thing Child and, most recently, Rosie's Magic Horse. Born in Pennsylvania in 1925, he moved in 1969 to London, where he lived until his death in 2011.Quentin Blake is one of the world's foremost illustrators, particularly renowned for his collaboration with writers such as Russell Hoban, Michael Rosen, Joan Aiken and Roald Dahl. His books have won numerous awards, including the Whitbread Prize, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. In 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate, in 2005 was created a CBE and in 2013 received a knighthood for his services to illustration. He lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1567923224
• ISBN 13: 9781567923223
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Blake Quentin