Swept Beneath The Waters

by Chris Cooper

Published 8 January 2004

A heartwarming canine adventure series for boys and girls aged 6+. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb and Michael Morpurgo.

This is the story of one brave dog's journey home.

Rascal is hungry and tired, and missing his best friend, Joel – but when he finds three little abandoned puppies, he knows that he needs to look after them. Can he keep them safe and still find his own way home to Joel?

Packed with entertaining illustrations from James De La Rue. Fans of Morpurgo's Shadow will love this.

Have you collected all of Rascal's adventures?

Rascal: Lost in the Caves

Rascal: Trapped on the Tracks

Rascal: Running for his Life

Rascal: Facing the Flames

Rascal: Swept Beneath the Waters

Rascal: Racing Against Time

Chris Cooper is the pen name of Paul Shipton, who grew up in Manchester and went to university in Cambridge. He spent several years teaching English as a foreign language and lived in Istanbul for a year.

Paul then moved into publishing, working on science activity books and primary school English materials. He published his first book, Zargon Zoo in 1991. Four years later, he published Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear, and relocated with his family to Wisconsin, United States where he works as a freelance writer and editor. He, his wife and two daughters, now divide their time between Cambridge, England and Madison, Wisconsin.


Tramp

by Chris Cooper

Published 4 April 2002
Tramp, the scruffy, brave mongrel is devoted to Tom. Disaster happens during a family holiday in the wilds, when Tom and Tramp get stuck underground and are threatened by rising floodwater. Tramp helps to save Tom but then slips back and is washed away by the rising water. Tom and his family, think Tramp must be dead and leave. Tramp is left all alone, a very long way from home. But he is determined to find Tom again.