Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods : A Tale of Disposable Despicableness

y Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods : A Tale of Disposable Despicableness single work children's fiction children's adventure humour

Is part of Cairo Jim Geoffrey McSkimming , 1991 series - author children's fiction (number 6 in series)

Author:agent Geoffrey McSkimming

Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods : A Tale of Disposable Despicableness

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'When an ancient alabastron is stolen from the Greek Archaeological Museum, only one man can help - Cairo Jim! The seemingly ordinary vase is home to a potent force that must not be allowed to escape, and when the treacherous Captain Bone gets his manicured fingers on the alabastron, Jim fears the darkest consequences for all mankind' (Source: Google books).

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Book 6 of the Cairo Jim Series
Abstract from http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Cairo_Jim_and_the_Alabastron_of_Forgotte.html?id=xatdtOIq4HsC&redir_esc=y MMD 19/02/2013

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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.

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Untitled Sophie Masson , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 30)
— Review of Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods : A Tale of Disposable Despicableness Geoffrey McSkimming , 1996 single work children's fiction ; Cairo Jim's Bumper Book of Flabbergasting Fragments : Including Poems Inspired by the Legendary Jocelyn Hieroglyphs Geoffrey McSkimming , 1996 selected work children's fiction poetry prose

Untitled Janet Aumann , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 5 no. 1 1997; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods : A Tale of Disposable Despicableness Geoffrey McSkimming , 1996 single work children's fiction ; Cairo Jim's Bumper Book of Flabbergasting Fragments : Including Poems Inspired by the Legendary Jocelyn Hieroglyphs Geoffrey McSkimming , 1996 selected work children's fiction poetry prose