false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182426383m/1273500.jpg 439471 5 In the eighth book in Arthur Ransome's beloved Swallows and Amazons series, the five Walker children are left on a "desert island" by their parents with provisions for a long stay and a blank map to fill in. Like all of Ransome's books, this is at once a real adventure and a lesson in the practicalities of exploring - in this case, of surveying the inlets, coves, mudflats, and estuaries of "Walker Island." Naturally, there are enemies to overcome (another clan named "The Eels") and friends to meet (who else but the intrepid "Amazons?"). And, as always, the children do it all solo. 2363186 book 1969 Secret Water (Swallows and Amazons, No 8) total:127|5:47|4:46|3:30|2:3|1:1| 127 516 178 6 4 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 19:00:22 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 19:06:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Thu Jan 01 16:16:09 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 16:26:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Sun Jun 29 02:48:51 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 02:58:41 -0700 2008 Whilst on holiday I would imagine meeting the Swallows and Amazons on every lake. At school my friends and I w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 06:38:34 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 06:38:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 15:37:39 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 15:44:35 -0700 2008
One of the best things about these books is their pacing. Ransome manages to capture the way that a short period of time can seem to expand and become full to bursting. Each book takes place over only a few day's time, though each seems like more adventure than most get in a whol...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 25 20:58:59 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 21:01:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 27 04:06:28 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 04:06:28 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 22 07:52:43 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 07:52:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 14:32:19 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 14:32:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 14:57:38 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 14:57:38 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 08:31:31 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 08:31:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:30:22 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:30:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 08:31:28 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 08:31:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Oct 17 13:56:59 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 13:56:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 21:50:27 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 21:50:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 11 09:41:46 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 09:41:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 20:34:36 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 20:34:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 27 19:56:35 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:56:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 26 15:12:18 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 15:12:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 26 01:32:16 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 01:32:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1273500