Swallows and Amazons
Type
Label
Swallows and Amazons
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Swallows and Amazons
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
96
Series statement
The Secret Life of Books Series 2
Summary
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS follows four children who dream of escaping from the tedium of a summer holiday. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they arrive, they discover they may not be alone and a desperate yet whimsical battle for ownership of the island ensues, where both skill and luck play a hand. Simultaneously, the dangers of an adult world, on the brink of war, encroach on their paradise and intertwine with their lives, in the form of a mysterious pair of Russian spies hot on the tail of the enigmatic Jim Turner. The children must ban together from both groups, learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship to save a family member. Steeped in the wonder of a child's imagination and set against a breath-taking backdrop, this is an exhilarating adaptation of a treasured classic
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
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