Dogtective William and the pirates

by Elizabeth Wasserman, Chris Venter (Illustrator)

Overview

Alex’s mum wins a luxury cruise holiday and takes her son along. Willem plays stowaway in Alex’s backpack and later in a linen closet on board. When modern day pirates take the ship hostage William’s sleuth skills save the day. Alex and William work together to foil the pirates’ plans, which include locating and stealing a treasure on the tiny island of Trommelin. This is the second book in the series. The third, Dogtective William and the Poachers, will be released in February 2014.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780624062677
Publisher:	Tafelberg
Publication date:	12/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	135
File size:	14 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth Wasserman is a pathologist in private practice and extraordinary professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Stellenbosch. She contributed to Nuwe Kinderverseboek (Tafelberg, 2009) and is the author of the Speurhond Willem and Anna Atoom series, both published by Tafelberg. Elizabeth and her family live in Welgedacht, near Cape Town. William’s character is based on the Wasserman’s family dog, William, a rather lethargic blue roan cocker spaniel with a taste for cupcakes.
Chris Venter was awarded an ATKV Woordveertjie in 2011 for his illustrations in Karla Krullebol (Lapa). He is also the illustrator of the Kas vol Monsters-series. He lives near Klapmuts, Paarl.

Read an Excerpt

Alexs mum wins a luxury cruise holiday and takes her son along. Willem plays stowaway in Alexs backpack and later in a linen closet on board. When modern day pirates take the ship hostage Williams sleuth skills save the day. Alex and William work together to foil the pirates plans, which include locating and stealing a treasure on the tiny island of Trommelin.

This is the second book in the series. The third, Dogtective William and the Poachers, will be released in February 2014.