It's 1740 . . .
The Firefly is taken in the night by pirates who sail the Caribbean. The ship's boy and a handful of men are set adrift in a jolly-boat. Without food or water the half-starved men eye up the young boy.
Astonishingly, a mysterious Mr Wicker saves the boy by turning him into an unearthly creature — an invisible flying boy with beautiful emerald-green wings.
When the boy is drawn to a ghost ship sailed by Captain Bass, he learns of the dangerous power of a magical astrolabe which Mr Wicker desperately seeks — and why Wicker must never find it.
The boy cannot trust Wicker . . . but is there anyone he can trust? Captain Bass? Sophie Blade, the pirate's daughter? And who can return him to himself?
Summary: Every full moon a mysterious ship is seen off the coast of Dull-on-Sea. The day after, gold and jewellery are missing from the homes, shops and museums of the town. Matilda needs the Jolley-Rogers' help to investigate. Can Matilda and Jim Lad retrieve the stolen booty from the mysterious ship before the moon fades? Or will they end up stuck on board with ghostly pirates until the next full moon? Join Jim Lad and Matilda as they sail the seven seas (and the coast of Dull-on-Sea) in search of adventure and pirate loot, featuring the crew from The Pirates next door. (Publisher)
1st pbk. ed
"Based on a real family's life aboard a four-mastered sailing bark, the John Ena
A Cheshire Studio book
Summary: Captain Madsen’s four children fondly recall their exciting experiences sailing with their father and mother on the bark John Ena at the turn of the twentieth century
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: About a rat that has spent its life aboard a ship that has travelled the world. It tells of far-off lands and dangerous encounters, in particular with the dockside cat Tom Strangler (which, it is implied, resulted in a mortal end for his friend Molly). The rat has now grown old and returned ashore for his last days - to realise that you can take the rat off the sea, but a ship rat he will always be. (Publisher)
