Lilly and the Pirates

Phyllis Root

ISBN 10: 1620910276 / ISBN 13: 9781620910276

Published by Astra Publishing House, US, 2013

About this Item

Lilly is a ten-year-old worrywart. To keep her concerns at bay, she diligently and fervently lists them in a worry book. Her globe-trotting scientist-parents don't worry about anything. When they learn of a rare sighting of the frangipani fruit fly, they set sail for the fabled Shipwreck Islands. Since water is her greatest fear, Lilly stays behind with her eccentric, librarian great-uncle. Then news comes that the scientists are shipwrecked, and Lilly must overcome her fear of the sea, find the hidden island, and outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates to save her parents. Rob Shepperson's detailed, action-packed pencil illustrations are as wonderfully good-humored as the story.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781620910276

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lilly and the Pirates
• Publisher: Astra Publishing House, US
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1620910276
• ISBN 13: 9781620910276
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Shepperson, Rob
• Condition: New
• Weight: 215 grams

About this title

Synopsis

In this brave, bookish adventure, ten-year-old Lilly must conquer her fear of the sea and outsmart treasure-hungry pirates to save her shipwrecked scientist parents.

★ Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Lilly can’t seem to get past her fears. She writes all of them in her worry journal. But her biggest fear is WATER. So when Lilly learns that her scientist parents are lost at sea, she must overcome her anxieties to find the fabled Shipwreck Islands, outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates, and rescue her parents. Can she do it?

Here's a funny, warmhearted tale full of courage, libraries, and swashbuckling fun.

About the Author

Phyllis Root has written many award-winning books for children, including Ten Sleepy Sheep, Oliver Finds His Way, One Duck Stuck, What Baby Wants, Rattletrap Car, and Big Momma Makes the World, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. She currently teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Hamline University. She lives in Minneapolis, MN.

Rob Shepperson has illustrated many children's books including Bugs by David L. Harrison and The Big House by Carolyn Coman. His droll editorial drawings appear regularly in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.