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A magical, funny and heart-warming story, as Bluenose the bear and Charlie the cow go exploring the huge ship and how they escape from their cabin as the DOOR thuds behind them and they both realise there's no way back. They go ducking and diving around the incredible huge ship and meet friends on their way, join the Browns family as they realise the mystery and the difficulty in finding their beloved friends, while Bluenose and Charlie have an unimaginable adventure of a lifetime and an incredible journey they all go through and will stop at nothing to get back to their owners. This novel is written with a moving and powerful story for young children.

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Publié par	Austin Macauley Publishers
Date de parution	31 janvier 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781528979375
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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No. 4 Knightsbridge
DL Bridgen
Austin Macauley Publishers
2019-01-31
No. 4 Knightsbridge About the Author Dedication Copyright Information Acknowledgements Introducing Chapter 1: Summer Holiday Chapter 2: Ship Destination Chapter 3: Marine Club Chapter 4: The Escape Chapter 5: The Ballroom Chapter 6: Meeting New Friends Chapter 7: Around the Ship Chapter 8: Gibraltar Sights Chapter 9: Leo Chapter 10: Casino Chapter 11: Mini Golf Chapter 12: The Return
About the Author

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The author Donna Bridgen is an up-and-coming author who has devoted herself to writing children’s books. This passion is due to her working for thirteen years at a primary school in Tamworth surrounded by children. The idea of her book came from the yearly cruises she goes on with her happily married husband and son. Over the years, she has collected a wide range of cuddly toys that were her inspiration for the characters in the book.
Dedication
This is dedicated to my son, Jay Bridgen, who passed away in 1997.
Copyright Information
Copyright © DL Bridgen (2019)
The right of DL Bridgen to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.
Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
ISBN 9781788482332 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781788482349 (Hardback)
ISBN 9781788482356 (E-Book)
www.austinmacauley.com
First Published (2019)
Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd
25 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LQ
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I would like to thank Austin Macauley Publishers for their invaluable support during this exciting journey.
I would also like to extend my thanks to my husband Andrew and son Jamie for all their valuable and constructive suggestions during the planning and development of this book.
Introducing
Bluenose, the bear and Charlie, the cow
James Brown (child)
Mr Taylor Brown (Dad)
Mrs Jasmin Brown (Mum)
Melvin, the meerkat
Terence, the turtle
Leo, the lion
Rocket, the racoon
Akua (child)
Ben (child)
Connor (child)
Janet and Frank (Ben’s mum and dad)
Sally and Richard (cleaning stewards)
Jim and Bob (tour guides)
Natalie, Stephen, Bradley and Tom (play leaders)
Marlowe, the magician
Chapter 1: Summer Holiday
It was a lovely sunny day on the beginning of the six-week school holiday; all the children were excited for their time off and parents were wondering what they were going to do with them over the long period. Mrs Brown, a teacher from the school, was singing to herself as she washed and ironed clothes that she was packing that night for her holiday with her husband and son. They were going on a luxury cruise to the islands of the Mediterranean for seven nights. Mrs Brown had packed three suitcases: one for herself, one for her husband and one for her son James. Taylor, James’s dad, was returning home from work after a long day and looking forward to his week off. James was upstairs, playing and listening to his music on his bright yellow radio. James shouted “yippee” at the top of his voice very excitedly, as he was looking forward to his holiday and the travel on the next morning down to Southampton docks. Taylor, his dad, had just arrived from work as he entered the front door of their house and shouted as he entered: “Are you looking forward to your holiday tomorrow?”
James, excited as he was, raced down the stairs grabbed his dad around the waist and loved him without saying a thing, and he then ran back upstairs. “Don’t forget Bluenose the bear and Charlie the cow tomorrow. Make sure you have them with you as they have been on holiday with us every time, and it’s like a family tradition.”

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“Don’t worry, Dad,” said James, “I have already put them in my backpack.”
The morning had come too quickly for the Brown family, everything had been packed and his dad had his map ready in case he got lost. James was sitting in his child seat with Bluenose and Charlie next to him, and Mrs Brown ready with all the credentials. Before they drove off, Mrs Brown looked back at the house and said, “We will see you in a week’s time.”
James replied, “See you soon,” and they were off. Mrs Brown decided to turn the radio on and opened up the map book to be the map reader for James’s dad in case he got lost on his way. Heading down the motorway, James was counting the cars that passed by; he watched the trees shooting past and big Lorries on their way to unknown destinations. “We are halfway there,” said his dad “Do you fancy something to eat at the motorway service stop?”
“I’m starving,” said James.
“I could do with a stretch of my legs,” said his mum. So they found the nearest service station off the motorway and parked up for a well-earned break. “I will leave Bluenose and Charlie in the car,” James said.
“OK that’s fine,” his mum replied.
Bluenose and Charlie were left alone in the car as the Brown family walked away to have something to eat. “This is our chance,” said Charlie.
“What are you doing?” Bluenose asked.
“It’s time to have a bit of fun before James and his mum and dad get back.” Charlie jumped onto the driver’s seat of the car and switched on the radio. As the music came on, Bluenose had already started break-dancing on the back seat where James had left him. Charlie joined in and, together, both of them were dancing and spinning around and generally enjoying themselves. Charlie jumped up in the air and did a somersault, landing on Bluenose’s belly, who was spinning on his back. “Do you mind?” said Bluenose.
“Have some fun and chill out!” said Charlie. They were both having the time of their lives. “I know,” Charlie added, “Let’s play hide and seek! I will hide and you count to ten, Bluenose.”
“OK,” said Bluenose.
Bluenose counted to ten while Charlie the cow tried to find somewhere to hide so that Bluenose wouldn’t find him. “Ten,” said Bluenose “Ready or not, here I come!”
Charlie struggled not to laugh as Bluenose started tip-toeing over the seats to find him; he had somehow managed to squeeze himself down the side of the front seat. Bluenose had no idea where Charlie was and Bluenose started to laugh. And as he laughed, he laughed louder and louder, as if to try and get Charlie to giggle and laugh with him to give him a clue to where Charlie was hiding.
Charlie heard Bluenose and started giggling as well; the plan had worked for Bluenose but he laughed so much that he fell off the edge of the seat and crashed onto the carpet below without realising. By this time, Charlie was in hysterics. It then got very quiet and Charlie started to wonder if Bluenose was OK. Bluenose was pretending he was unconscious, something Charlie was unaware of. Charlie couldn’t bear it any longer and shouted out to Bluenose: “Are you OK Blue?” But there was no answer.
Bluenose had crept upon the seat where Charlie was hiding. “Boo,” shouted Bluenose at the top of his voice with Charlie still unaware of his position. Charlie jumped so high that he hit his head on the ceiling of the car and landed on top of Bluenose yet again. They looked at each other and both of them rolled around in laughter so much that they were unaware of James and his parents on their way back to the car.
Bluenose quickly turned off the radio, and he and Charlie jumped back on the back seat. James and his parents got back into the car as Bluenose and Charlie had somehow managed to reposition themselves where James had left them.
Travelling towards Southampton, James and his mum were playing I spy. “Here’s the docks,” said James’s dad in a loud voice.
“Hooray!” James and his mum shouted. James looked out of the car window and, for the first time in his life, saw the biggest ship that he had ever seen.
“It’s like a hotel,” said James to his parents.
“It’s bigger than that,” said his mum.
They had arrived at the terminal and a lady was already at the car with two other gentlemen at the rear, unloading the cases. “It’s a meet-and-greet,” said his dad.
“What’s that?” asked James.
“Two gentlemen take your suitcases to your room on the ship and the lady in front parks your car for you.”
“Wow,” said James.
“Don’t be alarmed,” said the lady. “We help with your suitcases and I will park your car for you. You don’t have to worry about a thing.”
James and his mum were already walking to the terminal as dad passed his car keys to the lady and she handed him a ticket. James and his mum had waited for Taylor to catch up as the family saw their car disappear in the distance to the car park, where it would stay for a week. Bluenose and Charlie both watched from James’s backpack and looked at each other, giving cheeky smiles. “What’s the card for?” asked Mrs Brown.
“It’s my card for my car keys for when we get back,” he said, “let’s get to the terminal and check in.”
Chapter 2: Ship Destination

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They arrived at the terminal for their check-in to go onto the ship. James was holding his mum’s hand as his dad passed over the paperwork and passports. James had taken his camera and had already started taking photos. He looked up at the lady behind the desk and asked, “Can I take a picture of you with Bluenose and Charlie?”
James handed over Bluenose and Charlie while James got his camera ready. “Say cheese!” he shouted and with a quick flash of the camera, the picture was taken. “Great,” said James, “I will add that to my collection.”
The lady handed Bluenose and Charlie back to James and he put them back in his backpack for sa