Secret Water

by Mamie R Toole and Arthur Ransome

Book Overview

This book follows the adventures of the five Walker children after their parents leave them on a "desert island" with provisions for a long stay - and a blank map to fill in. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567920640
• ISBN13: 9781567920642
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

One of the best

This Arthur Ransome is as good as the rest, well written and with a new venue. This is a real location in almost all respects. What I missed reading this as a child was the context. Commander Walker gets an urgent summonds from the navy. As an adult, looking at the date of publication, I see that the book came out in November 1939. This was immediately after WWII was declared by Britain and Commander Walker was obviously very busy! The plot of this book uses the usual Ransome themes, sailing exploration and a human sacrifice! You may not learn as much about sailing in this one, but that's all been covered in the others. As usual some of the main characters are strong females, in this case two! Read and enjoy!