An enchanting, charming story of bravery on the ice-tipped ocean,
with stunning art by Anuska Allepuz on every page.
Curious, pin-bright Oona Britt dreams of setting sail with her ship's
captain father for a life of excitement on the wild waves. She
has read stories of a magical creature - the Nardoo - who swims
through the stars at night, and stows away on whaling boat the
Plucky Leopard for an adventure full of myths and marvel among the
ice-caps.
Bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave on Matilda's first
book, The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker: "This luminous tale
of loss, love and finding family is threaded through with the power
of storytelling, and a touch of magic."
Matilda Woods grew up in a small town near Canberra, Australia. She graduated from Monash University with a Master's of Social Work and now splits her time between writing middle-grade fiction and working as a youth social worker. She is the author of THE BOY, THE BIRD AND THE COFFIN MAKER, THE GIRL, THE CAT AND THE NAVIGATOR and THE GIRL WHO SAILED THE STAR
More about Matilda WoodsAnuska Allepuz studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca in Spain and the Academia di Belle Arti di Carrara in Italy, before undertaking postgraduate illustration courses at EINA, Barcelona and the Cambridge School of Art. A rising talent in the world of illustration, Anuska has been highly commended in the Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration
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