Real Pirates
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Rating | : | 4.18 (938 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1592700187 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-07-21 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Twenty stories about real pirates filled with facts about the true sea theives of history!
. Each subject is covered in three or four paragraphs along with colorful illustrations, all presented in a pleasing layout. All rights reserved. Just about every pirate featured met an ignoble end, and Hibbert does not spare readers some of the more gruesome details of their deeds. The book is divided into four geographical areas-the Caribbean, the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean-and each section highlights the individuals who sailed those seas. Black Bart, Blackbeard, William Kidd, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read are among the figures introduced. There is no source information, making it diffi
"A clever and informative picture book" according to Midwest Book Review. Knowledgeably written by Clare Hibbert, Real Pirates: Over 20 True Stories Of Seafaring Sculduggery is a clever and informative picture book for young readers filled with facts about sea thieves of history. Offering fascinating brief biographies of famous pirates who really lived, as well as information about how pirates in general dressed and lived, and the difference between a pirate and a privateer or corsair (a sea thief authorized to help his nation's war effort by targeting
She has written more than 50 non-fiction books for children. John James studied figurative illustration and specialized in historical reconstructions and architectural drawings for many years. Clare Hibbert is a freelance author and editor living in London. Pirates and their adventures are a particular interest of hers. He lives in Britain.. He has worked on a number of