Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 1407198718
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Get Book Here
Book Description
In this brilliant new edition of Pirates, Terry Deary reveals the terrible truth behind the lousy pirate legends and lies.
So forget the brave heroes swinging from masts and the handsome young men sailing the seven seas for this is history at its most horrible!
Readers can:
decide who was the baddest of the bunch in the top ten of putrid pirates discover why the women pirates were just as wicked as the men learn to talk the patter of a pirate Plus there are foul facts on the ships they sailed, the punishments they suffered and the rules they lived by. Now the nasty bits are at your fingertips!
Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407114682
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Get Book Here
Book Description
Terry Deary reveals the terrible truth behind the lousy pirate legends and lies . . . so forget the brave heroes swinging from masts and the handsome young men sailing the seven seas, for this is history at its most horrible! Readers can decide who was the baddest of the bunch in the top ten putrid pirates, discover why the women pirates were just as wicked as the men and learn to talk the patter of a pirate. Plus there are foul facts on the ships they sailed, the punishments they suffered and the rules they lived by. Now the nasty bits are at your fingertips!
Author: James Davies
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 178741793X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Get Book Here
Book Description
There's so much to digest when it comes to History - how do you know where to begin? These incredible short introductions are just the thing for readers aged 6+ who are beginning to explore ancient history. Get to know the basics on Pirates from famous looters to scurvy and hygiene, with easy-to-digest, humorous text that is reminiscent of the bestselling Horrible Histories series. James Davies' stunning artwork and infographics provide a fresh nonfiction approach that is sure to captivate young readers.
Author: John Malam
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1909645710
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Get Book Here
Book Description
Get ready… as the captain of a Spanish treasure ship sailing in the Spanish Main, you're about to get captured as a pirate's prisoner! Pirates have many ingenious tortures, and once they have got what they want from you, the best you can hope for is to be marooned on an island. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing reaworld warders at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a pirate’s prisoner. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
Author: Cherry Denman
Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books
ISBN: 9780872264120
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Get Book Here
Book Description
Captain Enoch and his crew of incompetent pirates attempt to hijack Suliman the Slimy's treasure ship, with unexpected and exciting results.
Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472906713
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Get Book Here
Book Description
A collection of Terry Deary's Pirate Tales - four books in one!
Author: Michael Cox
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407110363
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Get Book Here
Book Description
You've probably heard of a few pirates. * Horrible Henry Morgan and his flaming fire ships * Awful Anne Bonny and her flaming temper * Barmy Blackbeard and his - er - flaming black beard. But have you heard that: * Henry Morgan ate his own shoes? * Anne Bonny scared strong men shirtless? * Blackbeard guzzled his rum with a dash of dynamite? Now you can get the inside story from pirates' long-lost log-books, read the terrible truth about real pirate life and find out all about the biggest, baddest buccaneers who ever sailed the bounding main! Horribly Funny ~ Horribly Gripping ~ Horribly Famous
Author: Rich Cohen
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0399589945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Get Book Here
Book Description
Was he New York City’s last pirate . . . or its first gangster? This is the true story of the bloodthirsty underworld legend who conquered Manhattan, dock by dock—for fans of Gangs of New York and Boardwalk Empire. “History at its best . . . I highly recommend this remarkable book.”—Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God Handsome and charismatic, Albert Hicks had long been known in the dive bars and gin joints of the Five Points, the most dangerous neighborhood in maritime Manhattan. For years, he operated out of the public eye, rambling from crime to crime, working on the water in ships, sleeping in the nickel-a-night flops, drinking in barrooms where rat-baiting and bear-baiting were great entertainments. His criminal career reached its peak in 1860, when he was hired, under an alias, as a hand on an oyster sloop. His plan was to rob the ship and flee, disappearing into the teeming streets of lower Manhattan, as he’d done numerous times before, eventually finding his way back to his nearsighted Irish immigrant wife (who, like him, had been disowned by her family) and their infant son. But the plan went awry—the ship was found listing and unmanned in the foggy straits of Coney Island—and the voyage that was to enrich him instead led to his last desperate flight. Long fascinated by gangster legends, Rich Cohen tells the story of this notorious underworld figure, from his humble origins to the wild, globe-crossing, bacchanalian crime spree that forged his ruthlessness and his reputation, to his ultimate incarnation as a demon who terrorized lower Manhattan, at a time when pirates anchored off 14th Street. Advance praise for The Last Pirate of New York “A remarkable work of scholarship about old New York, combined with a skillfully told, edge-of-your-seat adventure story—I could not put it down.”—Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia “With its wise and erudite storytelling, Rich Cohen’s The Last Pirate of New York takes the reader on an exciting nonfiction narrative journey that transforms a grisly nineteenth-century murder into a shrewd portent of modern life. Totally unique, totally compelling, I enjoyed every page.”—Howard Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Gangland and American Lightning
Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472952448
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Get Book Here
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ Ireland, 1593 Grace O'Malley is the greatest pirate that ever lived, the terror of the Irish Sea. Her gang of cut-throats rule the waves ... until Grace is captured! But instead of being hanged, she is sent to London - by royal command. What will happen when the Queen of the Pirates meets the Queen of England? A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters. ____________________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps
Author: Kari-Lynn Winters
Publisher: Pajama Press Inc.
ISBN: 1927485711
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Get Book Here
Book Description
Barnacle Garrick is bold and saucy and selfish. And for a pirate captain, that’s good, very good. And his crew are all scurvy sea dogs—selfish down to the last fleabitten scuttle-butt. And that’s good too. But Augusta Garrick is shy, polite, and selfless. For a pirate, that’s bad, very bad. Despite her father’s horrible example, the sea pup can’t stop helping out. It just might take one terrible storm, a ripped sail, a missing peg leg and a panicked crew before Augusta can prove that being selfless is a bold and saucy move after all. And that’s good, very good indeed. A rollicking tale peppered with pirate talk, Kari-Lynn Winters’ Bad Pirate is a story about being true to yourself, even if it means you must go against the pack. Dean Griffiths’ artwork glows with rich colours, fine detail and spot-on doggie characters. A scurvy delight. For landlubbers, the endpaper design includes a glossary of pirate and sailing terms.