Thunder from the Sea: The Adventures of Jack Hoyton and the H.M.S. Defender

by Jeff Weigel

Illustrated in comic-book format with detailed informational sidebars, this high-concept hybrid is a fast-paced action-adventure'like a Patrick O?Brian novel for kids! Jack Hoyton is just a boy when he enlists in the Royal Navy and is assigned to the HMS Defender, a midsized frigate defending the British Isles from invasion by the French emperor Napoleon. Little could have prepared him for the hard work and danger of life on the high seas, or for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399250891
• ISBN13: 9780399250897
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5