Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. History - General    4. History - Other    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Miscellanea    8. Pirates   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Buccaneers    3. Children's 4-8 - History - Military    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Criminals & Outlaws    7. History - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Maritime History    11. Pirates    12. Sociology, Social Studies   

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is the pirate life for you?
If you ever wanted to know more about pirates this is the book for you.The book tell us the history of pirates, all about pirate ships and even about piracy today!The book includes information about famous pirates in the "Rouges gallery".Also included are an index and glossary making this a useful tool for report writing.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. History - General    4. Juvenile literature    5. Pirates    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General   

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Remember the Audience
Milton Meltzer has a wonderful dissertation on piracy, making a valiant effort to expose the many misconceptions and myths and imparting the brutal truths. The sections are brief and to the point, easy reading for the target juvenile audience. Waldman's illustrations are striking and dark and very appropriate for the harsh content that Meltzer presents. The topics covered include: types and origins of pirates, pirate tactics, a few biographical sketches on some of the big names like Morgan, Read, Ching Shih, among others, slavery and a selected bibliography of additional sources.
Piracy, A Nasty Business.....
In his Foreword, Milton Meltzer states the obvious:"Many books have been published about pirates.So many that you may wonder why write still another?"The simple answer to this question, is to finally set the record straight.Pirates have been so romanticized over the years in movies, plays, and books, that we all think of them as swashbuckling Erol Flynns, silly and ineffective Captain Hooks, or basically good-hearted Long John Silvers, when in reality they were brutal and vicious, violent and greedy murderers and thieves.Mr Meltzer's well researched, intriguing, and realistic book details the rich history of this dirty business from the ancient Greeks and Vikings to the present.His vivid and engaging text is riveting, and not for the faint of heart, and is complemented by Bruce Waldman's dark and ominous artwork.Perfect for youngsters 12 and older, Piracy & Plunder is enlightening non-fiction at its very best, and an absorbing and fascinating book that definitely shouldn't be missed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. General    5. Hijacking of ships    6. History - Other    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Pillage    10. Pirates    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Buried treasure    2. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Juvenile Literature    7. Pirates   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Bonny, Anne,    3. Caribbean Sea    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. General    7. Juvenile literature    8. Pirates    9. Read, Mary,    10. Women    11. Women pirates    12. b. 1700    13. d. 1720?   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. General    4. History - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Pirates    8. Sailing - Narratives    9. Humanities    10. Pirates & outlaws    11. World history   

Subjects:  1. Carpets    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fiction    6. Games & Activities - Puzzles    7. Interactive Adventure    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Picture puzzles    11. Pirates    12. Readers - Beginner    13. Readers - Intermediate   

Subjects:  1. Biography/Autobiography    2. Children's 9-12    3. General    4. Juvenile literature    5. Pirates    6. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Buccaneers    2. Juvenile literature    3. Pirates    4. Spanish Main   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Christian life    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Grandfathers    7. Juvenile Literature    8. Oceania    9. Pirates   

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The barn at gun lake
I thought this book was very funny when Johnnie ran into the CD pirates.When Robin threw a big log at Travis was also a good part. I liked when Travis was in the barn and the CD pirate was about to find him but Johnnie drove the men's boat to the other side of Gun Lake.

the barn at gun lake
I like this book because it is really funny. My favorite part was when one of the bad men shot his own partner in the leg. Then the police came and said I guess we know were that bullet went.

the CD pirits
I thought this book was very funny nere the end of the book and I thought it was that you rote it about your self. I mostly liked the part when Jhonnie lunged at the bad CD pirit and when katy thougth a log and it hit travis rite in the hed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adventure and adventurers    2. Cerebral palsy    3. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Mysteries / Detective    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Fiction    7. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    8. People with disabilities    9. Pirates    10. Social Issues - Special Needs    11. Social Situations - Special Needs    12. Children with disabilities    13. Juvenile literature    14. Adventure Stories--Fiction    15. Mystery and detective stories--Fiction    16. Physically Handicapped Children--Fiction    17. Michigan--Fiction   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. History - Other    4. Juvenile literature    5. Pirates   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. History - Other    3. History: World    4. Juvenile literature    5. Pirates    6. Humanities    7. Pirates & outlaws   

Subjects:  1. Gilbert, W. S    2. Juvenile literature    3. Pirates of Penzance    4. Sullivan, Arthur   

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Book of Pride
I enjoyed this book so much.Coincidently I finished it just before seeing a ceremony in honor of Roberto Clemente with his widow Vera present at the 2006 MLB All-Star game.From reading this book I understand why the word "Pride" is always used when discussing Roberto Clemente.This book carres the theme of Roberto's pride from beginning to end.Pride not only in himself but in his family and country.Many may say this is not a book about baseball, but those who know the magic of baseball understand that you can't seperate the game from the players.It is the great person in the player that makes the game of baseball so wonderful.Roberto was a great baseball player and an even greater man. Puerto Rico should feel honored in having him as one of their native sons.

Pride of Puerto Rico
My 12-yr old son read this book for a report.
Very nice and easy to understand.
It was so good that when I received it, I could not put it down till the end. That night I went to bed at 4:33AM. Mr.Robert Walker, 2 thumbs up to a well documented piece of art. Again THANK YOU for this biography. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baseball players    2. Biography    3. Clemente, Roberto    4. Juvenile literature    5. Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)    6. Puerto Ricans    7. Puerto Rico   

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Intro to Pirates
First published in 1898, at a time when pulp-fiction was hitting its stride with wild west stories, Stockton presents us with a series of semi-biographies of pirates from the 18th century and later. He focuses primarily on the buccaneers, but verges over into the Golden Age of Piracy for the last few pirates. The list of pirates chronicled include: Peter the Great (aka Pierre Le Grand), Bartholemy Portuguez, John Esquemeling, Roc Braziliano, Francois L'Olonnois, Henry Morgan, Raveneau de Lussan, Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach), Stede Bonnet, Richard Worley, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, Edward Low, Jean Lafitte and William Kidd.
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Subjects:  1. Buccaneers    2. Children's literature    3. Juvenile literature    4. Pirates   

Subjects:  1. Baseball    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. History    4. Juvenile literature    5. Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball t    6. Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)   

Subjects:  1. Baseball    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. History    5. Juvenile literature    6. Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball t    7. Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)    8. Sports & Recreation - Baseball   

Subjects:  1. Buried treasure    2. Characters in literature    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    6. Fiction    7. Interactive Adventure    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. People & Places - General    10. Pirates    11. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Single Title