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Pirate Treasure Map: A Fairytale Adventure - Colin Hawkins

Description: ISBN 184428879X / Author: Colin Hawkins / Genre: Junior Books / Jack's gone looking for adventure - and gold. But where on the treasure ... more

Pirate Treasure Map: A Fairytale Adventure - Colin Hawkins ... island could it be? Along the treasure trail, Jack meets with all sorts of fairytale characters - the Owl and the Pussycat, Hansel and Gretel, the Three Billy Goats Gruff - and together, they find their way around some well loved storybook locations.

Newest Review: ... Hubbard's madcap tale of a long lost treasure. The old and forgotten map that the Pirate shows Jack is a neat touch as my ... more

... daughter also has the same map to follow and Jack's initial adventures on the high seas are an exciting and imaginative tale of mutiny. Unfortunately, once Jack gets onto terra firma, the book starts to go downhill. Jack's journey across the landscape towards the treasure means he must encounter various characters from fairytales. However, rather than using this as an opportunity to add a new spin to classic stories such as Hansel and Gretel, the authors simply recount word for word the stories we all know and love. ...more

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	The Pirate Treasure Map: A FairytaleAdventure Pages: 40, Hardcover, Walker Books Ltd Last Update 16.12.2009 06:02	£ 6.12	Free! within 24 hours

The Pirate Treasure Map: A FairytaleAdventure
Pages: 40, Hardcover, Walker Books Ltd

Last Update 16.12.2009 06:02

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Pirate Treasure Map: A Fairytale Adventure - Colin Hawkins: This fairytale has Jack going for it. (520 words)
by - written on 12/12/06 (Very useful, 308 readings)
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It is impossible to express how much I wanted to love Pirate Treasure Map: A Fairytale Adventure. On initial appearances this book has everything: the tale of a pirate's search for treasure, several other much-loved fairytales and the added bonus of a colourful cardboard treasure map for my child to follow. This really could have been the book that has it all. It should have made the perfect book to share with my three-year-old daughter. Unfortunately, Pirate Treasure Map: A Fairytale Adventure is something of a mixed up letdown. The tale starts off promisingly enough with the introduction of Jack Hubbard (of Jack and the Beanstalk fame) and his Pirate Uncle ... Read the complete review