Summary
Monty the Malodorous is a daring pirate. He is brave. He is bold. He is feared by all who sail the six or seven seas. But Monty has a secret: he can't swim. He never goes into the ocean and he never takes a bath. Real pirates don't bathe. "Yar-har-har" he says. But things change when he meets a merm... Full description
Summary: |
Monty the Malodorous is a daring pirate. He is brave. He is bold. He is feared by all who sail the six or seven seas. But Monty has a secret: he can't swim. He never goes into the ocean and he never takes a bath. Real pirates don't bathe. "Yar-har-har" he says. But things change when he meets a mermaid named Meg. |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm |
Audience: |
Ages 5-7. |
Awards: |
A Junior Library Guild selection, October 2017. |
ISBN: |
9781771386265 1771386266 |
Author Notes: |
Liz Starin is an illustrator, writer, programmer and former swim instructor. She has swum in mountain streams, in a lake that used to be a coal mine and in the Atlantic on New Year's Day. She lives with her partner in Brooklyn, New York, just a short bike ride from the ocean. |