Great Northern?

Swallows and Amazons - Book 12

By: Arthur Ransome

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Hardcover | 1 October 1989 | Edition Number 1

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352 Pages

Age
7 - 9

Dimensions(cm)
25.7 x 16.5 x 11.7

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The Swallows, Amazons and Ds are all on a sailing cruise with Captain Flint in the Outer Hebrides. While the older members of the party clean the boat before returning her to the owner, the younger ones explore inland and a mysterious bird is seen nesting on an island in a loch. The question arises whether it is a Great Northern Diver which has never been known to nest in the British Isles. An expert they consult turns out to be a deadly enemy for the birds and the rest of the book describes how they try to protect the birds while gathering evidence of their nesting. Complicating the matter is a misunderstanding with the local Scottish inhabitants who are mostly Gaelic speaking.

As the plot involves more excitement than usual, with an egg-collector attempting to shoot the rare bird of the title, some have classified this book as one of the metafictional stories in the series: a fantasy tale made up by the children themselves.

Industry Reviews

"[Ransome] makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure. His characters are more eager, more resourceful than the majority: that surplus of vitality is their magic" -- Eric Linklater * Observer * "Written in the most beautiful English, this is one of the books which I would be proud to give to anyone" * BBC *

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