Book Description
A collection of made-up facts about pirates.
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 34,19 MB
Release : 2000-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0689826257
A collection of made-up facts about pirates.
Author : Barb Karg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2007-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1605502693
From the corsairs of the Barbary Coast to Blackbeard to Jean Lafitte, pirates have been a part of every culture for centuries. Sometimes terrifying but always colorful characters, their history is as rich with controversy as it is with gold doubloons. The Everything Pirate Book is full of fascinating and little-known facts. Did you know that: Around 75 B.C., Julius Caesar was captured and ransomed by Cilician pirates. After he was released, it is said that he immediately hunted down his captors and killed them; Scottish seafarers and pirates were often nicknamed "red legs" because they wore kilts year round, and their bare legs were often wind- or sunburned; The image of the classic pirate, with flowing clothes, pegleg, eyepatch, parrot on his shoulder, and treasure map in his hand is primarily a result of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. With each passing decade, the legends surrounding pirates have grown to epic proportion, right down to their peglegs and buried treasure. The Everything Pirate Book will take you on a pirate tour from ancient times to their Golden Age to the modern-day search for buried treasure and reveals the truth behind the Hollywood hype.
Author : Alex Toys
Publisher : LB Kids
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 15,48 MB
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780316113465
Ahoy! Little mateys will sail the seven seas like real pirates with this innovative package full of swashbuckling adventures. This deluxe activity kit includes: -Red Striped Bandana -Eye Patch -Navigator's Compass -2 Face-Paint Crayons -Temporary Tattoos -Stack of Pirate Coins The 46-page full-color activity book includes lots of exciting pirate-themed activities that little captains can do on their own or with their crew. Kids will send a message-in-a-bottle, build their own telescope, make a new parrot friend, and much more!
Author : Annabeth Bondor-Stone
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,86 MB
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062313886
Recommended for summer reading by The Huffington Post! "When Shivers sets sail, adventure—and laughs—abound."—Tom Watson, author of the Stick Dog series Meet Shivers, the scaredy-est pirate to ever sail the Seven Seas. Along with his best friend, Margo, and his loyal fishmate, Albee, Shivers battles a giant squid, discovers hidden treasures, and gets pooped on by a pigeon to save his parents from the clutches of evil. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never eat snails again. So put on your pantaloons, batten down the hatches, and join Shivers on his first (but still very dangerous) adventure. Comic book–like illustrations in each chapter bring Shivers to life and invite even the most reluctant readers to join the adventure.
Author : Beth L Blair
Publisher : Everything
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781593376079
Packed with pages of entertaining mazes and games, this activity book will keep young buccaneers-in-training busy for hours.
Author : Marcus Rediker
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1789601967
Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. Villains of all Nations unearths the thrilling historical truth behind such fictional characters and rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the day.
Author : Mem Fox
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152018917
Boris von der Borch is a mean, greedy old pirate--tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. Or is he? When a young boy sneaks into Boris' ship, he discovers that Boris and his mates aren't quite what he expected! Full color.
Author : Howard Pyle
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Design
ISBN : 0486840964
Rarely have the exploits of marauding pirates and buccaneers of the Spanish Main been more vividly recounted than in the stories of author and illustrator Howard Pyle. Possessed of a unique talent for recapturing the flavor of bygone eras, Pyle wrote and illustrated these highly readable sagas of the sea wolves who sailed under the dreaded black flag. This treasury includes "The Ghost of Captain Brand," "Tom Chist and the Treasure Box," "Jack Ballister's Fortunes," "The Ruby of Kishmoor," "Blueskin, the Pirate," "Captain Scarfield," and other swashbuckling yarns. In addition to a formidable crew of fictional cutthroats, the tales also feature such real-life figures as Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and Henry Morgan. Enhanced with 48 of Pyle's own incomparable illustrations--including 16 full-page color plates--this book will delight any lover of adventures on the high seas.
Author : Rebecca Simon
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,7 MB
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 164250338X
A historian presents “an excellent guide to how pirates became the outlaw celebrities of the high seas” (Greg Jenner, host of the You’re Dead to Me podcast). During his life and even after his death, Captain William Kidd’s name was well known in England and the American colonies. He was infamous for the very crime for which he was hanged, piracy. In this book, historian Rebecca Simon dives into the details of the two-year manhunt for Captain Kidd and the events that ensued. Captain Kidd was hanged in 1701, followed by a massive British-led hunt for all pirates during a period known as the Golden Age of Piracy. Ironically, public executions only increased the popularity of pirates. And, because the American colonies relied on pirates for smuggled goods such as spices, wines, and silks, pirates tended to be protected from capture. This is the story of how pirates became popularly viewed as “Robin Hoods of the Sea”—and how these historical events were pivotal in creating the portrayal of pirates as we know them today. “Only someone who has lived in the shadows chasing faded pirates for an age, and is blessed with creativity, can pull off a book of this high caliber.” —Wreck Watch Magazine
Author : David McPhail
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316049824
Reading everything he can after learning how to read, young Edward finds his imagination soaring and particularly enjoys adventure stories, and one day he wakes up to find himself surrounded by pirates.