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Captain Congo and the Crocodile King

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Captain Congo and the Crocodile King

By Ruth Starke About · Illustrated by Greg Holfeld

An anthropologist searching for the legendary Treasure House of the Queen of Sheba is missing and Captain Congo is sent by the Agency to Abyssinia to find him. Danger and intrigue lie ahead – just what Captain Congo loves. Also lying in wait, to the dismay of his pintsized assistant Pug, are mosquitoes, scorpions and the biggest crocodiles in Africa. Will our two heroes be able to pick up the missing professor’s puzzling trail? Read this action packed adventure and see.

In the style of Tin Tin this first adventure in the start of a new series by award-winning writer Ruth Starke and talented illustrator and animator, Greg Holfeld, will engage and excite young readers especially boys

AuthorRuth Starke About
IllustratorGreg Holfeld
Type Of BookAustralian Picture Book
SeriesCaptain Congo
FormatHardback
ISBN9781876288914
Published29/05/2008
Lists And AwardsCBC Shortlisted Title
Price Per CopyRRP $24.95
1–9 copies$22.45
10–19 copies$21.20
20+ copies$19.96
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Ruth Starke

Ruth Starke is the author of the best-selling Dead Red, Starstruck and Muck-Up Day, in the Crime Waves series; NIPS XI (Honour Book, CBCA Awards, 2001; Honour Book, 2003 UNESCO Prize for Children’s Literature in the Service of Tolerance); NIPS Go National (a ‘Top Australian Title 2003’, Youth Literature Centre); and Saving Saddler Street, in the Takeaways series, published by Lothian Books. Dr Starke teaches English at Flinders University and creative writing at Adelaide TAFE and UniSA, and reviews for Viewpoint and Australian Book Review. She lives in Goodwood, SA.

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