Stowaway
by Hesse, Karen
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0439305373
- ISBN 13
- 9780439305372
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
USA: Scholastic, Inc, 2003. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Remainder Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used book, clean, trace wear to edges, remainder mk, tight & solid, square. Pages quite clean, no markings, no creasing. Captain James Cook was unaware he had a stowaway aboard his ship when he sailed from England the summer of 1768 on the H.M.S. Endeavour, beginning a three-year voyage around the world. But there he was, Nicholas Young, aboard the ship! Newberry 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. 319 pages including Glossary, plus maps and Literature Circle Questions, to help the reader get even more from this reading experience. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. 2003, Scholastic, Inc, USA
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024814
- Title
- Stowaway
- Author
- Hesse, Karen
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0439305373
- ISBN 13
- 9780439305372
- Publisher
- Scholastic, Inc
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- SEA STORY CAPTAIN JAMES COOK HISTORICAL NOVEL YOUNG ADULT READER
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Trade Paperback
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.