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Adkins, Jan, 1944-

What if you met a pirate? : an historical voyage of seafaring speculation / written & illustrated by Jan Adkins.

1st ed.

Brookfield, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, 2004.

32 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

"You know all about pirates. They were big guys with fancy hats, silk jackets, peg legs, and parrots cursing on their shoulders. They sailed big ships with brass guns and made lubbers walk the plank ... right? Wrong ..." Pirates and piracy, buried treasure, and life on the high seas are brought to life in this colorful, appealing book. Jan Adkin's talent for combining words, illustration, and design is uniquely well-suited to the world of Pirates: ships and seafaring, maps, weapons, larger than life characters and larger than life stories are vividly presented in Jan's signature, design-driven style. This large format, full color picture book presents pirate history and pirate lore, pirate ships and equipment, and pirate life.

Pirates -- Juvenile literature.

Includes index.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 6.4 1.

What if you met a pirate? -- How would you know a real pirate? -- Who got to be a pirate? -- Where could you find a pirate if you needed one? -- What did a pirate ship look like? -- How did pirate ships sail? -- What did pirates do all day? -- Who was aboard a pirate ship? -- Enough cooking and sewing! What about cannon? -- How did pirates attack? -- What about plunder? -- Who were the Seadogs? -- Who were the buccaneers? -- Did the freebooters wear shoes? -- Where did all those pirates go?

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2005295030

1596430079

9781596430075

56580976

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