The Siege Scare (Sword Girl #4)

Author(s): Frances Watts

Fiction (5 to 8 years)

When Sir Walter, Sir Benedict and the other knights go to nearby Roses Castle for a tournament, the enemy knights from Malice attack Flamant. The only hope of rescue lies in getting a message to Sir Benedict, a day's ride away. But the castle is surrounded and there's no way out! With the help of her friends, Tommy devises a daring plan. Can she save Flamant Castle before it's too late?


Product Information

Frances Watts was born in Lausanne, a small city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and moved to Sydney when she was three. She spent nearly ten years working with some of Australia's most talented children's authors and illustrators before writing a book of her own, Kisses for Daddy, beautifully illustrated by David Legge. She has also written Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books which won the Children's Book Council of Australia's Eve Pownall Award, Captain Crabclaw's Crew, Rat in a Stripy Sock (illustrated by David Francis) and the highly acclaimed children's fantasy series, the Gerander Trilogy. Gregory Rogers was the first Australian to be awarded the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. His first wordless picture book The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard was selected as one of the Ten Best Illustrated Picture Books of 2004 by the New York Times and short-listed for the CBCA Awards, Younger Readers, 2005 and the APA Best Designed Children

General Fields

  • : 9781742379906
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : 0.113398
  • : February 2012
  • : 198mm X 128mm
  • : Australia
  • : September 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Frances Watts
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : Gregory Rogers
  • : English
  • : A823.40
  • : 108