Author : David Lucas
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 14,24 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0763661074
Defeated by an unruly bunch of pirates who throw him overboard, a once-fearsome pirate is rescued by a mermaid only to be swallowed by a whale who suffers from indigestion because of a treasure-laden ship in its tummy. By the creator of Christmas at the Toy Museum.
Author : Jan Burchett
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 16,4 MB
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1444007157
How to become an Undercover Pirate... 1)Have a pirate captain as your ancient ancestor 2)Find a message in a bottle and a magic gold doubloon 3)Get whisked back in time to join a pirate crew 4)When you get home DON'T TELL ANYONE. Remember - you're undercover! Sam Silver lives near the sea and enjoys beach-combing for pirate treasures. When he finds an ancient message in a bottle he thinks it will make a great new relic for his collection, but the bottle holds a very special secret... Inside is a gold doubloon which whisks Sam back in time to 1706. Suddenly he's on board a pirate ship - the Sea Wolf - surrounded by her fearsome captain and crew and sailing the Caribbean Sea. If Sam can't think of a very good reason why they should keep him alive, he'll be forced to walk the plank!
Author : Bruce Chudacoff
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1543484557
Jake Greene, a recently retired Homeland Security operations executive, and his colleague, David Robinson, an archaeologist from Jerusalem, come into possession of an apparently authentic pirate treasure map. Jake is immediately faced with a gang of kidnappers trying to obtain possession of the map. The two men involve Jakes daughter, Rebecca Gould, an anthropologist, and their families in search for the treasure. The search sets off a chain of events that not only leads them to the treasure but also to a huge skeleton of a previously unknown, humanlike species. As Jake, Rebecca, and David learn more about the skeleton, they are thrust into a world where science, politics, and international crime intersect. They confront an international arms dealer as they try to protect the skeleton and its origins from exploitation. They survive attempts to murder them and take over their work. They are caught up in a deadly race to find, learn from, and preserve the remains of the ancient civilization. History is rewritten in this exciting thriller.
Author : Michael Anthony Steele
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 13,59 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1496547691
Fred's friend invites the Mystery Inc. gang on a "vacation" on the old pirate ship he just bought, but there seems to be another crew on board--a crew of skeleton pirates who intend to take their ship back.
Author : Brett Helquist
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 39,82 MB
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0064438511
Roger is too jolly to be a pirate. He does not scowl, growl, or strike fear into sailors' hearts like his pirate friends. So poor Roger is sent away whenever there is any real pirating to be done. Then one day, in the middle of a great battle, Jolly Roger cooks up a wonderful idea . . . and pirate ships will never be the same again!
Author : Melinda Long
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 37,64 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152018481
"Pirates have green teeth when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view."So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life by the Caldecott Honor winning illustrator David Shannon and the storyteller Melinda Long. Jeremy learns how to say scurvy dog, sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: Pirates don t tuck. A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly, richly textured illustrations that suit the story to a T. "
Author : Tim Powers
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 21,47 MB
Release : 2008-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1892391694
World Fantasy Award Winner Michael Crawford is forced to flee when discovers his bride brutally murdered in their wedding bed. Yet it is not the revengeful townspeople he fears but the deadly embrace of the malignant spirit that is claiming him as her bridegroom. Crawford will not travel alone; soon he is aided by his fellow victims, the greatest poets of his day--Byron, Keats, and Shelley. Together they embark upon a desperate journey, crisscrossing Europe and battling the vampiric fiend who seeks her ultimate pleasure in their ravaged bodies and imperiled souls. Telling a secret history of passion and terror, Tim Powers (The Anubis Gates, Declare, Three Days to Never) masterfully recasts the tragic lives of the Romantics into a uniquely frightening tale. Back in print for the first time since 1994, this newly revised edition of The Stress of Her Regard will thrill both Powers fans and newcomers to this gripping Gothic tour de force.
Author : Kim Norman
Publisher : Candlewick
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,56 MB
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 076368841X
A silly pirate skeleton seeks to put its bones back together in this rhyming romp beneath the waves. Cast a spyglass ’round here while breakers curl and pound here. There’s treasure to be found here — I feel it in my bones! A stormy night at sea has uncovered some long-buried secrets and surprises. Is that the mast of a shipwreck? A faded pirate hat? And what’s that hiding in the sand? A mandible and a clavicle, phalanges and femurs, a tibia and a fibula — could there be a set of bones scattered across the ocean floor? And who might they belong to? A jaunty rhyme takes readers on an underwater scavenger hunt as a comical skeleton tries to put itself back together piece by piece. Make no bones about it: this rollicking read-aloud will have young ones learning anatomy without even realizing it.
Author : Mal Peet
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0763696447
A boy and his dog set sail in search of treasure, braving stormy seas, snowy mountains, and other challenging obstacles, before finally reaching the end of their quest: the treasure of Pirate Frank.
Author : Winter Morgan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1634501276
Steve and his friends are back at the wheat farm trying to find a way to secure their crops from hostile mobs when their old friend Georgia comes to them for help. Georgia’s village is in the middle of a serious skeleton attack. The skeletons appear at dawn, and nobody can go to bed without risking death. Steve and the gang agree to help, but the journey to Georgia’s village isn’t easy, especially with a new batch of rainbow griefers on their trail. After Steve and the gang get to the village and fight the skeletons, they think the battle is over. They are surprised to find out that it has just begun! Rumors circulate through Georgia’s village about a skeleton farm nearby in the dungeon of an old castle. The griefer running the farm spawns skeletons and destroys them for the bones the skeletons drop when destroyed. Is the skeleton invasion a part of the griefer’s larger plan? Or are the skeletons escaping in order to save themselves? The gang has to figure out who their real enemy is before they can win this battle. Should they side with the skeletons? Or stop the griefer? Find out in this thrilling fifth installment of the Unofficial Gamer’s Adventure series! Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
