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Sixteen String Jack & the Garden of Adventure Tom Pow

Sixteen String Jack & the Garden of Adventure By Tom Pow

Sixteen String Jack & the Garden of Adventure by Tom Pow


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Summary

A remarkably imaginative story featuring J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, set in Moat Brae House, Dumfries, the place which inspired Barrie to write his world-famous play and novel.

Sixteen String Jack & the Garden of Adventure Summary

Sixteen String Jack & the Garden of Adventure by Tom Pow

One day, Daisy's grandmother takes her to an overgrown garden. Many, many years before other children had played in that garden - Sixteen String Jack and Dare Devil Dick were shipwrecked there; and often they fought pirates side by side till the sun went down. But it was only Sixteen String Jack whose fame would never die, for he grew up to become J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan. In this poignant and beautifully illustrated story, award winning writer Tom Pow and Sendak Fellow Ian Andrew search out the magic that, in time, would produce the most famous character in children's literature.

Sixteen String Jack & the Garden of Adventure Reviews

'This is the most charming and beautifully crafted story that captures the spirit and essence of imagination in the very same way that the garden at Moat Brae first inspired J M Barrie and the creation of his iconic character - Peter Pan'

-- Joanna Lumley, Patron, Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust

'Precise illustrations by Ian Andrew evoke fantasy with a sharpness of fact'

* The Sunday Times *

About Tom Pow

Tom Pow is an award-winning writer and poet. From 2001 to 2003 he was the first writer in residence at the Edinburgh International Books Festival and he was Writer in Residence at the National Library of Scotland in 2013. His books for children in include Callum's Big Day and Who Is The World For?, which won the Scottish Arts Council's Children's Book of the Year (2001).

Additional information

GOR006712805
9781780272269
178027226X
Sixteen String Jack & the Garden of Adventure by Tom Pow
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Birlinn General
20150521
32
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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