The Shipwreck

by John Mason

Sarah Fox-Davies (Illustrator)

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When his father is murdered, a young viking boy named Leiv stows away on a ship bound for Greenland, intending to avenge the death. But the boat is wrecked in a storm and his search for revenge becomes a struggle for survival. Leiv is saved by an Inuit brother and sister and starts a new life in an icy land. Slowly he becomes aware of a way of life and value system which centers around peace rather than war, showing a profound respect for the natural world.
  • ISBN10 1846863341
  • ISBN13 9781846863349
  • Publish Date 1 September 2011
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 24 June 2015
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Barefoot Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 112
  • Language English