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The Green Ship (Red Fox picture books) (Paperback)

by Quentin Blake (Author, Illustrator)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Red Fox; New edition edition (4 May 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099253321
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099253327
  • Product Dimensions: 31 x 22 x 0.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,414 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #6 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > B > Blake, Quentin
    #91 in  Books > Children's Books > Education > Baby & Toddler > Picture Books

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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Green Ship is yet another classic by Quentin Blake and a must for the library of all 6 to 8-year-olds,( as well as all Blake lovers between the ages of 6 and 80). The basic idea is a wonderful stroke of the imagination. The green ship which Alice and her brother find in the grounds of the big house isn't a real ship but one that's been created by the cutting of bushes and trees into the shape of bow and stern, funnels and masts. And there's even a fully equipped wooden wheelhouse. When kind old Mrs Tredegar produces an Atlas there's nothing to hold them back. Each day they imagine voyaging to some new place-- Italy, Egypt, the Arctic, the Equator, and for each Quentin Blake produces yet another evocative, funny, moving illustration. A heart-warming tale about a special relationship between an imaginative adult and two children as well as about the magic of the imagination. --Tamsin Palmer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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When two children climb over the garden wall of the big house, they embark on a voyage of discovery. For this uncharted territory reveals a topiary ship, complete with a wheelhouse that looks rather like a garden shed. It isn't long before the shipowner comes across the stowaways, but their communal sense of adventure is destined to see them all through the eye of the storm!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a moving story for children and grown-ups, 13 Aug 2002
This story gets me weeping inside just thinking about it. Whenever I read it to my two little girls I choke up.

This simple tale is about childhood adventure but also about growing up and having to leave behind a part of our childhood. Perhaps the story touches the piece of us that remembers that sense of loss. It's victorious also, as it deals with the resolution of loss in adulthood.

This is a children's book but I think Wise Mr Blake wrote it as much for the grown-ups.

Buy the book for your children. Keep it for you.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent, 11 Jun 2003
This is a brilliant book. I am 33 years old and stumbled across it in my local library. I knew Mr Blakes work through Mr Dahl.

This is such a moving book and little boy is enthralled by its reading.

I am afraid that the scene where Mrs Tredegar (that was her name) ties the ship up makes me cry.

In an age where inane drivel such a "Big Brother" passes for popular culture, I am so pleased that it is possible for innocence and intellect to prevail in this delightful book.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Joy to read, 21 April 2002
This enchanting story has become a favourite with my 4 year old although it would be good for children a little older as well. As always, Quentin Blake's illustrations are magnificent and the story itself is a delightful tale that will challenge and stimulate young minds ith its tale of imaginary voyages in an imaginary ship in the garden of a friendly old lady. The picture of the thunderstorm is almost worth the price of the book alone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Year 3 NC review
The Green ship
The Green ship is about two kids who find a wall,and call them selvs explorers and over there they see a ship made out of trees and plants. Read more
Published 3 months ago by F. Burley

5.0 out of 5 stars Class book reviews
By Bethanny:
What the story is about
The story is about a little girl called Alice and her brother. They go exploring but what do they find... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mrs Gregory's Class

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to treasure
When you've shared this book once, you will want to have it to keep. The dfes recommends it for Year 4; but my Year 1 child loved the text and the illustrations. Read more
Published 19 months ago by PJ Preston

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting
What a super book! A wonderfully old fashioned, plaintive tale about children discovering a "green ship" made from trees in a clearing in a wood. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2007 by Paul Kirkwood

5.0 out of 5 stars lovely and complex book
I bought this book in London a year ago for my three-year-old. We both continue to love it. The pictures are attractive. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2000 by Fred E. Maus

4.0 out of 5 stars It was brilliant.
I thought the thin lady was going to catch the boy and girl and cook them for dinner but they had fun together. It was funny as well. Read more
Published on 19 Jul 1999

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