| Stowaway Contributor(s): Hesse, Karen (Author), Parker, Robert Andrew (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689839898 ISBN-13: 9780689839894 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: In this "New York Times" bestseller, Newbery Medal winner Hesse recreates Captain James Cook's momentous voyage through the eyes of his remarkable stowaway--a young boy named Nicholas Young. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 44830 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is known that in the summer of 1768, Captain James Cook sailed from England on H.M.S Endeavour, beginning a three-year voyage around the world on a secret mission to discover an unknown continent at the bottom of the globe. What is less known is that a boy by the name of Nicholas Young was a stowaway on that ship. Newbery winner Karen Hesse re-creates Cook's momentous voyage through the eyes of this remarkable boy, creating a fictional journal filled with fierce hurricanes, warring natives, and disease, as Nick discovers new lands, incredible creatures, and lifelong friends |
Contributor Bio(s): Hesse, Karen: - Newbery winner Karen Hesse re-creates Cook's momentous voyage through the eyes of this remarkable boy, creating a fictional journal filled with fierce hurricanes, warring natives, and disease, as Nick discovers new lands, incredible creatures, and lifelong friends. |