Note:Film tie-inFor the Walker children, sailing the boat Swallow to an island for a camping trip is a fantastic adventure. But soon they find themselves under attack from the fierce pirates of the Amazon, Nancy and Peggy. And so begins the battles, alliances and discoveries in a summer like no other.
Target audience:Young readers
374 pages, illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm (pbk)
Note:Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1930To John, Susan, Titty and Roger, simply being allowed to use the boat to go camping on the island is adventure enough. They find themselves under attack from the fierce Amazon Pirates, Nancy and Peggy. And so begins a summer of battles and discovery.
My 10 year old grandaughter loved it. Some of the language (knickerbockers for shorts) was old fashioned, but the adventure was real and within her possibility of boating on lakes. She is looking for more.