TRA-LA-LAA! The third CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS adventure, now in colour for the very first time! Harold & George`s crazy creation is back
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The Captain is an exquisite 26cm (10.5) antique-style desktop globe elegantly mounted atop a solid brass spindle & sumptuous wooden base. With up-to-date political cartography showing current political boundaries & place names, all finished in an old world antique aesthetic, the Captain Globe really looks the part! A perfect addition to any desk, whether used in the workplace or at home. ...

Who`s the grubbiest pirate on the high seas? Why, it`s Captain Beastlie, me hearties! He is EXTREMELY dirty & pretty smelly too, & that is just the way he likes it. But as he eagerly counts down the days to his birthday, little does he know that his smart & shiny crew have a huge
- & very soapy surprise
- lined up for the big day. One grey & grimsome Monday, Captain Beastlie rolled out of his bunk. Three rotten cabbages & a bacon sandwich rolled out with him.;” Only five days left till my birthday!” he roared, picking a bogey out of his nose & licking it. ” Mmmn! Slimey!”

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This text is the account of an extraordinary journey, a great achievement in the history of European seafaring & a personal triumph for a man that has been misjudged by history. At dawn on 28 April 1789, Captain William Bligh & 18 men from the Bounty were herded onto a 23-foot boat & abandoned in the middle of the Pacific. Captain Bligh's Portable Nightmare is the extraordinary story of the 6705 kilometre journey that the boat made to Java. It was an amazing feat of navigation & discipline that involved attacks by islanders, continuous storms, crippling illness & near starvation. Through the narration of the journey John Toohey skilfully interweaves the story of Bligh's life & re-evaluates his reputation in history. Toohey speculates on the unwritten truths of Bligh's life
- his guilt over Captain Cook's death in Kealakekua Bay, the myths surrounding the Bounty expedition, the trials & retributions that followed his return to Engl&, fighting next to Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen. John Toohey reveals Bligh as a man of his times, misunderstood by later generations. Combining extensive research with story-telling, this is an extraordinary tale, an intriguing biography & a wonderful piece of history.
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At dawn on April 28, 1789, Captain William Bligh & eighteen men from HMS Bounty were herded onto a twenty-three-foot launch & abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Thus began their extraordinary journey to Java. Covering 4, 162 miles, the small boat was battered by continuous storms, & the men on board suffered crippling illness, near starvation, & attacks by islanders. The journey was one of the greatest achievements in the history of European seafaring & a personal triumph for a man who has been misjudged by history. Captain Bligh`s Portable Nightmare reveals Bligh`s great mapmaking skills, used to particular effect while he was exploring with Captain Cook. We discover his guilt over Cook`s death at Kealakekua Bay. We learn of the failure of the Bounty expedition & the myths that surround the mutiny led by Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, the trials & retributions that followed Bligh`s return to Engl&, his successes as a navigator & as a vice admiral fighting next to Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen. Combining extensive research with dazzling storytelling, John Toohey tells a gripping tale of seafaring, exploration, & mutiny on the high seas, while also dismissing the black legend of the cruel & foulmouthed Captain William Bligh & reinstating him not just as a man of his times but as a true hero. ...

Let Inga Moore take you on an adventure with Captain Cat & his shipful of cats! New lands, an island Queen, untold treasures & glorious feasts...it will be a journey like no other! Captain Cat is a trader. However, his eye is not for gold but for...CATS! So much so, that his ship
- the Carlotta
- is populated by all kinds of felines! But one day, Captain Cat decides that it`s time to give up his trading &, with his beloved cats in tow, visit all the places he has always dreamed of. Out on the sea, a rogue storm brews up & Captain Cat ends up on a remote isl&. Here, they meet an Island Queen who`s beside herself with joy...she has never seen a cat before! She prepares a huge feast in their honour, but
- EWWW! A horde of hungry RATS emerge! Good thing Captain Cat has his ship full of cats! Amazed, the queen begs Captain Cat to trade her his cats for untold treasure. Does he? Could he? What happens next? Never fear, fellow travellers! The purr-fect solution is on the horizon & is sure to satisfy both pet-lovers & adventurers. Inga`s extraordinary illustrations practically leap off the page, totally immersing her readers in a world she has made entirely her own. Fabulous storytelling & a great narrative voice reels you right in, so much so that you want to press your nose against the page & be ON the Carlotta with Captain Cat!


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Ace Detective Captain Coconut, who proclaims he can solve any mystery large or small, is called in to investigate the case of the missing bananas. He soon finds himself on a slippery trail of peels & missing numbers. Anushka Ravishankar, India`s best known writer of nonsense verse, is at her best in this absurd yet logical tale, which gently satirises the very form that it uses. British-Indian artist Priya Sundram`s collage art serves as a perfect fit to Ravishankar`s text: it brings together elements of popular Indian imagery, drawn from advertising, the movies, newspapers & interior decor, to create a delightful world that is at once hilarious & founded. ...

The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator & cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. Recent writers have viewed Cook largely through the lens of colonial exploitation, regarding him as a villain & overlooking an important aspect of his identity: his nautical skills. In this authentic, engrossing biography, Frank Mc Lynn reveals Cook`s place in history as a brave & brilliant seaman. He shows how the Captain`s life was one of struggle
- with himself, with institutions, with the environment, with the desire to be remembered
- & also one of great success. In ” Captain Cook”, Mc Lynn re-creates the voyages that took the famous navigator from his native England to the outer reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Ultimately, Cook, who began his career as a deckh&, transcended his humble beginnings & triumphed through good fortune, courage, & talent. Although Cook died in a senseless, avoidable conflict with the people of Hawaii, Mc Lynn illustrates that to the men with whom he served, Cook was master of the seas & nothing less than a titan.

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A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries & three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, & then onto his final tragic voyage which signalled the end of his revered reputation. One hundred years on from the death of Cook, another great man, George Collingridge begins his own adventure. He, like Cook was oblivious to the implications his journey would have. Along the way he unfolds ancient maps, secret tales & unearths hidden lands & buried treasure. He is also said to have realised that it was not Cook who discovered Australia
- it was the Portugese. This firm belief was the eventual cause of his self-destruction. Another hundred years later Vanessa Collingridge, is searching for books on her lifelong hero Captain Cook in a university library. She discovers the name of a distant cousin, George Collingridge, in a dusty card index. & so a new journey of discovery begins
- in the footsteps of her hero & his nemesis.

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British Royal Navy Captain James Cook`s voyages of exploration across & around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement, & provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. The expeditions answered key scientific, economic, & geographic questions, & inspired some of the most influential images of the Pacific made by Europeans. Now readers can immerse themselves in the adventure through the collections of London`s National Maritime Museum, which illuminate every aspect of the voyages: oil paintings of lush landscapes, scientific & navigational instruments, ship plans, globes, charts & maps, rare books & manuscripts, coins & medals, ethnographic material, & personal effects. Each artifact holds a story that sheds light on Captain Cook, the crews he commanded, & the effort`s impact on world history. Showcasing one of the richest resources of Cook-related material in the world, this publication invites readers to engage with the extraordinary voyages-manifested in material culture-and their continuing significance today. ...