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When Captain Crabclaw advertises for a crew for his new ship, the Speedy Squid, he doesn't expect to get a duck, a cow, an elephant and a giraffe! It hoists the mainsail and anchors aweigh with the most unusual pirate crew the high seas have ever seen! This rollicking tale of swashbuckling and scrambled eggs will delight landlubbers young and old.
- Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday foods
- Fresh foods
Food practices - Eating in - meal
- Food preparation
Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value - Positive framing of everyday foods
Food as sense of place n/a Setting n/a Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
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What I’m Reading (Aloud)
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018; -
[Review] Captain Crabclaw's Crew
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book -
Cover Book Review
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 24 no. 2 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book Nola Allen describes Frances Watts picture book Captain Crabclaw's Crew as 'an entertaining, light-hearted, read-aloud' that 'invites participation, creates anticipation, provides opportunities for conversation and concludes with a comforting and satisfying resolution' (16). Allen says the story is further enhanced by David Legge's ink illustrations, which not only contain 'clues' to the story in the detailed pictures but 'add an element of pathos' to an essentially humorous and fun story(16). -
Lift the Flap on Fairies, Pirates and Inspired Madness
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 May 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Ellis Rowan's Fairy World 2009 single work picture book ; My Baby Love 2008 single work picture book ; Tom Tom 2008 single work picture book ; Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book ; Special Kev 2008 single work picture book -
[Review] Captain Crabclaw's Crew
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 May 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book
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[Review] Captain Crabclaw's Crew
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 May 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book -
Lift the Flap on Fairies, Pirates and Inspired Madness
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 May 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Ellis Rowan's Fairy World 2009 single work picture book ; My Baby Love 2008 single work picture book ; Tom Tom 2008 single work picture book ; Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book ; Special Kev 2008 single work picture book -
Cover Book Review
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 24 no. 2 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book Nola Allen describes Frances Watts picture book Captain Crabclaw's Crew as 'an entertaining, light-hearted, read-aloud' that 'invites participation, creates anticipation, provides opportunities for conversation and concludes with a comforting and satisfying resolution' (16). Allen says the story is further enhanced by David Legge's ink illustrations, which not only contain 'clues' to the story in the detailed pictures but 'add an element of pathos' to an essentially humorous and fun story(16). -
[Review] Captain Crabclaw's Crew
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of Captain Crabclaw's Crew 2009 single work picture book -
What I’m Reading (Aloud)
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018;
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