by Daren King · Quercus Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781847248329
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«Peter the Penguin Pioneer» is the children's novel by Daren King, published by Quercus Children's Books in paperback (117 pages, in English).
Peter, a pioneering penguin, and his enthusiastic assistant Punky return from the jungle and discover that their ice-skating rink has been taken over by penguins of dubious appearance. To get rid of them, they embark on a zany mission with flying fish, snowmen, polar bears and very cunning squirrels.
The book, illustrated by David Roberts, was originally published in 2009 and its cover announces it as winner of the Nestlé Gold Award.
For boys and girls who enjoy animal stories and zany adventures.
Laurence Daren King is an English novelist and children's writer. His debut novel, Boxy an Star, made the shortlist for the Guardian First Book Award and the ten finalists for the Booker Prize in 1999. He won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize gold medal in the 6 to 8-year-old readers category for Mouse Noses on Toast in 2006.
