Author: Sam Taplin
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780794514631
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Whizzing cannonballs, howling storms, rare diseases Being a pirate isn't all fun and games. But if the thought of a ton of loot spurs you on, take a firm grip on your cutlass and open this book. It's bursting with hints on everything from fearsome flags to proper pirate talk. No self-respecting sea-robber should set sail without it.
The Usborne Official Pirate's Handbook
Author: Sam Taplin
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780794514631
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Whizzing cannonballs, howling storms, rare diseases Being a pirate isn't all fun and games. But if the thought of a ton of loot spurs you on, take a firm grip on your cutlass and open this book. It's bursting with hints on everything from fearsome flags to proper pirate talk. No self-respecting sea-robber should set sail without it.
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780794514631
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Whizzing cannonballs, howling storms, rare diseases Being a pirate isn't all fun and games. But if the thought of a ton of loot spurs you on, take a firm grip on your cutlass and open this book. It's bursting with hints on everything from fearsome flags to proper pirate talk. No self-respecting sea-robber should set sail without it.
Pirate's Handbook
Author: Sam Taplin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409570431
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A humorous guide to a pirate's life on the high seas, packed with intriguing historical detail that no self-respecting sea-dog should leave port without With The Usborne Official Pirate's Handbook, young landlubbers can become the fiercest of pirates by finding out how to keep their ship in tip-top shape, the best way to settle an argument with a shipmate, and how to survive a storm at sea. This book reveals the true nature of piracy to be more fascinating than the myths of peg legs, eye patches, and parrots.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409570431
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A humorous guide to a pirate's life on the high seas, packed with intriguing historical detail that no self-respecting sea-dog should leave port without With The Usborne Official Pirate's Handbook, young landlubbers can become the fiercest of pirates by finding out how to keep their ship in tip-top shape, the best way to settle an argument with a shipmate, and how to survive a storm at sea. This book reveals the true nature of piracy to be more fascinating than the myths of peg legs, eye patches, and parrots.
Pirate Secrets Revealed
Author: Anna Claybourne
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429646217
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
"Amputating a leg! Discovering lost pirate gold! Pesky pirate parasites!"--Cover.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429646217
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
"Amputating a leg! Discovering lost pirate gold! Pesky pirate parasites!"--Cover.
Meet the Pirates
Author: Liz Miles
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1838578188
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Dare you step into the past? When a mysterious door suddenly appears, you step through ... and find you have travelled back in time! Now your mission is to discover as much as you can about life on board a pirate ship, before the door back to the present vanishes. Find out: • What life is like as a cabin boy • Why the rigger has scurvy • Who the women pirates are • And much more! Perfect for kids aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Encounters with the Past gives young readers an opportunity to 'meet' people from different historical periods. Featuring an exciting mixture of historical recreation photography and illustrations, this full-colour series will shine a light on many subjects such as medicine, science, religion, the natural world and the afterlife.
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1838578188
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Dare you step into the past? When a mysterious door suddenly appears, you step through ... and find you have travelled back in time! Now your mission is to discover as much as you can about life on board a pirate ship, before the door back to the present vanishes. Find out: • What life is like as a cabin boy • Why the rigger has scurvy • Who the women pirates are • And much more! Perfect for kids aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Encounters with the Past gives young readers an opportunity to 'meet' people from different historical periods. Featuring an exciting mixture of historical recreation photography and illustrations, this full-colour series will shine a light on many subjects such as medicine, science, religion, the natural world and the afterlife.
The Usborne Official Spy's Handbook
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780794545284
Category : Espionage
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Everything a good spy needs to know about secret codes, spy rings, dead drops, disguises, tracking, shadowing, hiding, sending messages, decoding signals, observation skills ... all at a glance.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780794545284
Category : Espionage
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Everything a good spy needs to know about secret codes, spy rings, dead drops, disguises, tracking, shadowing, hiding, sending messages, decoding signals, observation skills ... all at a glance.
A Pirate Alphabet
Author: Anna Butzer
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1474724485
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Take young pirate fans on an alphabet adventure! They'll love learning about gangways and quartermasters while practising their pirate lingo. Whimsical illustrations and melodic text create an arrr-esistable early-learning experience.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1474724485
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Take young pirate fans on an alphabet adventure! They'll love learning about gangways and quartermasters while practising their pirate lingo. Whimsical illustrations and melodic text create an arrr-esistable early-learning experience.
The Night Pirates
Author: Peter Harris
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405256780
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When dark shadows come stealing down Tom's bedroom walls he thinks it might be monsters or ogres or trolls. But the truth is much stranger. It's pirates!
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405256780
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When dark shadows come stealing down Tom's bedroom walls he thinks it might be monsters or ogres or trolls. But the truth is much stranger. It's pirates!
The Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do
Author: Rebecca Gilpin
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780746080382
Category : Children's literature, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Over fifty fantastically fun projects that use easy-to-find everyday materials.
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780746080382
Category : Children's literature, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Over fifty fantastically fun projects that use easy-to-find everyday materials.
Playing at the World
Author: Jon Peterson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615642048
Category : Computer games
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Explore the conceptual origins of wargames and role-playing games in this unprecedented history of simulating the real and the impossible. From a vast survey of primary sources ranging from eighteenth-century strategists to modern hobbyists, Playing at the World distills the story of how gamers first decided fictional battles with boards and dice, and how they moved from simulating wars to simulating people. The invention of role-playing games serves as a touchstone for exploring the ways that the literary concept of character, the lure of fantastic adventure and the principles of gaming combined into the signature cultural innovation of the late twentieth century.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615642048
Category : Computer games
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Explore the conceptual origins of wargames and role-playing games in this unprecedented history of simulating the real and the impossible. From a vast survey of primary sources ranging from eighteenth-century strategists to modern hobbyists, Playing at the World distills the story of how gamers first decided fictional battles with boards and dice, and how they moved from simulating wars to simulating people. The invention of role-playing games serves as a touchstone for exploring the ways that the literary concept of character, the lure of fantastic adventure and the principles of gaming combined into the signature cultural innovation of the late twentieth century.
Project X: Pirates: Nasty Nate's Pirate Adventure
Author: Marcia Vaughan
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198471561
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part of the dynamic reading programme Project X, this book is truly boy-friendly. Project X is a reading programme that has been developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Project X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198471561
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part of the dynamic reading programme Project X, this book is truly boy-friendly. Project X is a reading programme that has been developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Project X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.