The Adventures of Tintin Volume 4

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781405282789 Author(s): HergA?© Format: Hardcover Language: English Year: 2015 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pages: 192 Age: 8-12 Series: Tintin Series Number: 4

Description: One of the most iconic characters in childrenA?s booksJoin the worldA?s most famous travelling reporter in his exciting adventures as races to claim a mysterious meteorite in The Shooting Star, and uncovers a lost pirateA?s hoard in the two-part story The Secret of the Unicorn and Red RackhamA?s Treasure. The fourth of eight volumes containing HergA?©A?s best loved adventure stories, with three thrilling mysteries:The Shooting StarThings 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 UnicornWhen 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 A?¦ it's the Unicorn. Built by one of Haddock's ancestors it holds a clue to finding the treasure of a notorious pirate.Red RackhamA?s TreasureDetermined 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