Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor [Import] [Hardcover]

Mervyn Peake (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; New Ed edition (October 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744581222
• ISBN-13: 978-0744581225
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,895,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Swashbuckling Pirate Adventure....., December 11, 2001

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Roz Levine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor (Hardcover)

Captain Slaughterboard was a mean and ferocious pirate who made hundreds of men walk the plank, and along with his nasty crew, Billy Bottle, Jonas Joints, Timothy Twitch, Charlie Choke, and Peter Poop, the cook with a cork nose, he traveled the oceans looking for battles and adventure. Then one morning, while looking through his telescope, he spied a beautiful pink island inhabited by "preposterous creatures." Once he and his crew had landed, they captured the "Yellow Creature", and took him back to their ship. And that, as they say, was the beginning of a beautiful and unusual friendship..... Though Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor was originally published in 1939, it's as fresh and entertaining today, as it was over sixty years ago. Mervyn Peake's magical and whimsical text transports children to a pirate ship on the high seas for a once in a lifetime adventure. But it's Mr Peake's amazingly detailed illustrations, full of imaginative and engaging characters, that really makes this picture book stand out. Together, word and art create a timeless masterpiece. Perfect for youngsters 5 and older, Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor is a wonderful read-aloud classic the entire family can enjoy, and a treasure to share with friends and pass on to future generations.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I bet you can't just read just one page and put it down!, December 2, 2001

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Stephen H. Olsen "Captain Steve" (Wichita, Kansas when not at SEA!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor (Hardcover)

From cover to the last page I found that my 6 year old friend could not put this book down. The illustrations will make adults long for quality books for our children. The text though written in 1939 is fitting for todays adventure seeking youth and it is truely a book for the 4 to 8 or 4 to 80 age group.
Being a Master Captain, I had a natural likeness for such a seafaring book but the relationship and transformation that occurs in Captain Slaughterboard because of a warm little fruit eating creature found on a pink Island is a lesson for land lubbers and cattle ranchers as well as those with seafaring interests. I had to buy a copy for my own collection. The illustrations of this book are pure art and nothing less.
You have to buy this 1939 classic no matter what age you are and if you don't like it I will buy it.
Capt. Steve Olsen

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yellow Creature Lives!, December 3, 2001

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C. Portner "Casle" (Johntown, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor (Hardcover)

Yo Ho! Your news about the reprinting of "Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor" sent me searching my shelves for my tattered old copy. Out of the disgusting pirates, Charlie Choke (he was covered all over with dreadful drawings in blue ink) was my favorite. And a harder choice, the Plummet (underwater, he couldn't see anything happening but he could feel that it was) was my favorite creature. I think. This story of the capture of Yellow Creature and how it changes Captain Slaughterboard has been the first book I think of when I think of pirates. The black and white line drawings were too tempting for me as a child. I'm afraid I colored some of them (says the librarian, ashamed). And, as a creative teenager, I recreated the Plummet, the Hunchabil, and the Saggerdroop "with his meloncholy eyes as rich as topaz" with my needle and embroidery thread. This book should be on every child's shelf. See what creativity it can spark in them! For more excellent pirate stories try High Wind in Jamaica for older kids and Captain Abduls Pirate School for a great read aloud picture book.