Captain Cook: Sailing off the Map
Sailing off the Map
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Black Dog Books
Age 8+
History & The Past: General Interest People & Places Educational: History
Creators
Craig Scutt went to eight schools, which meant he was always the oddball new kid with no mates. Even though he was rubbish at maths he calculated it takes exactly 31.67 days for the average new kid to make new friends. So while he waited for his classmates to realise they liked him, Craig read any book he could get his hands on. This made him want to write books himself. He is now a Melbourne-based freelance writer. Mary Bryant is his first book.
Reviews
Captain Cook – Sailing Off the Map is a great title and conjures a image of an adventurer and explorer who refused to be limited to the known world. This is particularly relevant in the present, where there are so many constraints on the adventuring of children. Colonialism has rightly been re-examined in recent years, and books like this one help to remind readers that whatever else may have motivated these journeys, a great sense of adventure and personal courage were necessary.
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