One of the most iconic characters in children's books Join the
world's most famous travelling reporter in his exciting adventures
as races to claim a mysterious meteorite in The Shooting Star, and
uncovers a lost pirate's hoard in the two-part story The Secret of
the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure. The fourth of eight volumes
containing Herge's best loved adventure stories, with three
thrilling mysteries: The Shooting Star Things are hotting up for
Tintin as a huge fireball comes hurtling towards earth! Soon he is
setting sail with Captain Haddock to find the meteorite in the
stormy Arctic Ocean, but a valuable metal is contained in the
meteorite and Tintin's attempts to reach it are met with relentless
sabotage! The Secret of the Unicorn When Tintin stumbles across a
model ship at the Old Street Market, he buys it as a gift for his
friend Captain Haddock. But this isn't just any old model ship ...
it's the Unicorn. Built by one of Haddock's ancestors it holds a
clue to finding the treasure of a notorious pirate. Red Rackham's
Treasure Determined to find the treasure of the notorious pirate
Red Rackham, Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius
to find the shipwreck of the Unicorn. With the help of an ingenious
shark-shaped submarine, Tintin follows the clues deep down on this
ocean adventure. Join the most iconic character in comics as he
embarks on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and
political events. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in
the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven
Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin
continue to charm more than 90 years after they first found their
way into publication. Since then more than 230 million copies have
been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to
entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in
the early 20th. Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907.
Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The
Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of
the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time.
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Fri, 15 Jul 2022 | Review
by: Miriam J.
Excellent - Kids favourite and great for literacy
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