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What happens when a group of naughty little boys decides that it wants to be pirates? Find out in this little tale from a fishing village.
The Jolley-Rogers - a pirate family, are moving to Dull-on-Sea, a quiet seaside town. Stopping to fix up their ship, this unusual family get the whole neighbourhood spreading rumours. Defying the grown-ups, Matilda from next door decides to become friends with the youngest pirate son. When the Jolley-Rogers leave, the town discovers they were wrong to assume the worst - the pirate clan have buried treasure in everyone's gardens (shown in a stunning double-gatefold). Matilda feels sad until she discovers her own treasure - an incredibly exciting new pen friend.
In the early eighteenth century a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach and 'Black Sam' Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous 'Flying Gang' was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds. Inspired by notions of self-government, they established a crude but distinctive form of democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which indentured servants were released and leaders chosen or deposed by a vote. They were ultimately overcome by their archnemesis, Captain Woodes Rogers - a merchant fleet owner and former privateer - and the brief but glorious Republic of Pirates came to an end. Colin Woodard's account is vividly told, full of incident and adventure, and brings to life this virtually unexplored chapter in the Golden Age of Piracy.
Indiana Jones meets Lemony Snicket in this hilarious new series--fully illustrated by picture book talent Arree Chung--that’s a must-have for all aspiring adventurers.
A 17-year-old pirate captain INTENTIONALLY allows herself to get captured by enemy pirates in this thrilling YA adventure from debut author Tricia Levenseller.
"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. "
Peter Mann begins his fictional life as a twenty-five-year-old newspaper reporter for the Halifax Morning Post in 1775. He and two female friends help a famous pirate escape from the Halifax jail. Realizing the three friends cannot go back, they join the pirateas gang. They eventually set up a Swiss Family Robinson type of existence in the Caicos Islands. Over the next six decades, through the American and French revolutions, Peter becomes the quintessential pirate, with a hook, a patch, and a peg for a leg. Eventually he becomes the patriarch of a huge trading company, Cocteau & Mann. Ironically, as his company becomes ever more successful, he is plagued by pirates and must battle them first hand. A Pirateas Tale tells it like it might have been. This marvelous historic fiction takes the reader on a swashbuckling roller coaster he or she will not soon forget.
Victoria Smith has lived a life of leisure in a quaint seaport town. Being the daughter of a wealthy merchant means one day marrying into another fine family. Sometimes, however, Victoria finds herself looking out at sea, dreaming of adventure. Her father warns her of the dangers of the sea, reminding her of the mysterious death of her mother during a pirates' raid many years ago. One night, her quiet port town is attacked by pirates. Victoria is kidnapped and taken away on board a mysterious ship that houses a dark secret. While on board The One-Eyed Fortune, led by the arrogant Captain Conway, Victoria learns of a cursed eye that will show the beholder of it the whereabouts of a hidden treasure. But that's not the only secret the ship holds for Victoria. Does Captain Conway know something about her mother? And who is Brock, the handsome, mysterious deckhand? Besides finding herself aboard a dangerous pirate ship, Victoria and the crew of The One-Eyed Fortune must contend with the constant threat of yet another pirate ship, captained by an evil man known as Marrow. Readers will enjoy this swashbuckling tail of adventure on the high seas. Set sail with Victoria, Captain Conway, and a gang of one-eyed pirates to find a treasure and solve a mystery seventeen years in the making!
