Pirates
ILLUSTRATED BY
In Picture Book
Ages: 9–11
Pages: 48
List Price: $17.95
Cover: Hardcover
Published: 9/1/2008
ISBN: 1-59078-455-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-455-6
Pirates have had good publicity for a long time. They're glamorous, swashbuckling, daring adventurers on the trail of riches. Not so much.
A bunch of misfits, thugs, and ne'er-do-wells who spend most of their time bored, waiting for a few moments of excitement and rich booty that could very well get them wounded or killed, or captured and executed. Still, a pirate's life was chosen by many and this collection describes and depicts the high points, the low points, and everything in between for those who swore the oath of the Brotherhood!
A bunch of misfits, thugs, and ne'er-do-wells who spend most of their time bored, waiting for a few moments of excitement and rich booty that could very well get them wounded or killed, or captured and executed. Still, a pirate's life was chosen by many and this collection describes and depicts the high points, the low points, and everything in between for those who swore the oath of the Brotherhood!
Reviews
"Child readers will come for the subject matter, and they'll stay for the lush art."
—Kirkus Reviews
"This is a good choice for reading aloud in classrooms studying the topic, or for children interested in the real world of pirates."
—School Library Journal

