Download or read book The Word Pirates written by Susan Cooper and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ravenous band of pirates who eat words for breakfast gobble up the world's greatest stories. But never fear--the Word Wizard and the children she reads to are on the case! Pirate Captain Rottingbones and his crew need breakfast. But these pirates can't have just any ordinary breakfast...no, they need nice, fresh WORDS. And where better to get them than stealing them straight off the pages of all kinds of books? But when Captain Rottingbones and his cronies go after the Word Wizard and her extra delicious words that they steal from her extra juicy stories, they've finally gone too far...because not only does the Word Wizard believe words are precious things that belong in stories, but she also has a weapon stronger than any sword--a mighty pen. Susan Cooper, author of the acclaimed Dark Is Rising fantasy series, teams up with renowned illustrator Steven Kellogg to create a swashbuckling adventure that celebrates the power of reading. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

Download or read book The Word Pirates written by Susan Cooper and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ravenous band of pirates who eat words for breakfast gobble up the world's greatest stories. But never fear--the Word Wizard and the children she reads to are on the case! Pirate Captain Rottingbones and his crew need breakfast. But these pirates can't have just any ordinary breakfast...no, they need nice, fresh WORDS. And where better to get them than stealing them straight off the pages of all kinds of books? But when Captain Rottingbones and his cronies go after the Word Wizard and her extra delicious words that they steal from her extra juicy stories, they've finally gone too far...because not only does the Word Wizard believe words are precious things that belong in stories, but she also has a weapon stronger than any sword--a mighty pen. Susan Cooper, author of the acclaimed Dark Is Rising fantasy series, teams up with renowned illustrator Steven Kellogg to create a swashbuckling adventure that celebrates the power of reading. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

Download or read book How I Became a Pirate written by Melinda Long and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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. "

Download or read book Pirates Mad Libs written by Roger Price and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about pirates! Yo-ho, yo-ho, a NOUN's life for me! With 21 “fill-in-the-blank” stories about treasure chests, peg legs, and naval battles, Pirates Mad Libs is the perfect activity for any fan of pirate history! Play alone, in a group, or on a pirate ship! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Pirates Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about pirates! - Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills. - Fun with Friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!

Download or read book Pirates Don t Say Please written by Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy learns the cost of his scallywag ways. Everyone knows pirates are ruthless, swashbuckling adventurers with no time for manners. Everyone, that is, except Mom. When she sends Pirate Billy Nelson to the brig, otherwise known as his room, he goes on an imaginary journey where he discovers being polite is more valuable than all the loot he could plunder.

Download or read book Pirate Nap written by Danna Smith and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two brothers use their imaginations to turn their surroundings--from a white bandana and yellow coins to a red blanket and even their baby sister--into a colorful pirate adventure before naptime. Full color.

Download or read book Pirate vs Pirate written by Mary Quattlebaum and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-01-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Bart is the biggest, burliest boy pirate in the Atlantic. Mean Mo is the maddest, mightiest girl pirate in the Pacific. When they meet in the middle, it's a no-holds-barred contest to see who is the best pirate in the world. They test who is brave enough to swim with sharks, who is strong enough to throw a cannonball, who can eat the most hard tack, and who has collected the most treasure. Again and again their respective crews proclaim, "Tie!" Bad Bart and Mean Mo stare each other down and . . . fall head over heads in love! This epic tale of the union of two pirate captains is told in seadog lingo and illustrated with of knockout oceanic battles.

Download or read book The Pirates Next Door written by Jonny Duddle and published by Templar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Magician s Boy written by Susan Cooper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a child can find the way to bring Saint George back to the play. The Boy works for the Magician, and he wants more than anything to learn magic. But the Magician always says, "Not yet, Boy. Not till the time is right." So the Boy has to be content with polishing the Magician's wand, taking care of the rabbits the Magician pulls out of hats, and doing his favorite job: operating the puppets for the play Saint George and the Dragon, which the Magician always performs as part of his act. Until one day the Saint George puppet disappears, and the angry Magician hurls the Boy into the strange Land of Story to find Saint George. His quest is full of adventures with oddly familiar people, from the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe to the Giant at the top of Jack's beanstalk. But the Boy's last adventure is the most amazing of all -- and changes his life forever.

Download or read book Pirate Swears written by I. Love Coloring Books and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aaarrggg Matey, salty sayings that will make a landlubber blush fill the pages of Pirate Swears. They are meant for entertainment purposes and to be rude crude and offensive, and there you have it! Sometimes after a long hard day it feels like you've been keel hauled and made to walk the plank at least a dozen times and you just need a shore pass. You want nothing more than to sit back with an ale, and glass of rum, or some other beverage of choice and color all those richly insulting sayings you've been shouting in your head at the blithering idiots around you! Pirate Swears is the perfect way to unwind and release your inner sailor. Enjoy these irreverent, yet beautiful adult coloring pages. Then sit back and tell the blighters to just Flog Off! These single sided pages range from moderate to highly detailed and include abstract patterns, ocean themes and more... Each has its own richly authentic swear that, will have you sounding like Blackbeard or Captain Jack Sparrow in no time! Sayings like "You got no more brain than a boil on my arse," "I'll let out your evil soul by incision of steel," and my personal favorite, "Heinous fuckery most foul!" You'll find these and 22 other humorous, salty sayings to expand your inappropriate vocabulary and help you de-stress and relax! 25 Unique Hand Curated Designs To Color Hilarious subversive sayings that will have you sounding like an authentic 18th century pirate are incorporated into Coloring Pages designed for Adults Each "Swear" is Designed with multilayered beautiful patterns Each Coloring Page is designed to help you blow off steam by ranting and relaxing The Variety of Pages Ensure there is something for every skill level Your Choice of coloring tool can be used (Pens, Pencils, Markers, Crayons etc) Each Page is printed on a separate sheet to avoid bleed through The book is 8" x 10" complete with 2 color test sheets Scroll Up and get your copy of Pirate Swears right now, perhaps even get one for a friend so you can rant, pillage, and relax together! WARNING: This swear word adult coloring book contains lots of MATURE ADULT LANGUAGE - there's no Sponge Bob Square Pants in here and is not intended for children."

Download or read book Are Pirates Polite written by Corinne Demas and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirates may fight and plunder booty. But when they do so, they are polite! "Pirates are unrulyand pirates love to fight,but pirates still say 'please' and 'thanks''cause pirates are polite."Are Pirates Polite?shows pirates' rowdy activitiesandteaches manners lessons. These pirates remember to say "please" and "thank you." If pirates can be polite, surely young readers can, too!Fun, rhyming text by Corinne Demas and Artemis Roehrig pairs pirates' questionable activities with their lead-by-example lessons in manners. David Catrow's humorous, zany illustrations depict the swashbuckling nature of the pirates. Follow along as pirates have fun on a pirate ship, divide up their treasure, and teach manners. Aargh!

Download or read book The Book of Pirates written by Jamaica Rose and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This delightful book” for young readers “is full of creative activities, interspersed with plenty of fascinating historical facts” (School Library Journal). On this here ship, we follow the pirate's code: No frolikin' in the bilges, no songs about scurvy, and most important, each buccaneer must keep his pistol ready for action at all times. Break the code, me bucko, and you'll be forced to walk the plank. In The Big Book of Pirate Stuff, Captain Michael MacLeod and Jamaica Rose teach the fine art of pirateering, from plundering, pillaging, and gambling to digging for buried treasure. A dabble of history, a smatterin' of activities, and a healthy dose of derring-do make this book a must-read for aspiring pirates.

Download or read book The Pirate Primer written by George Choundas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebbry-blastin'-theng ye needs must know-oo to lay tongue liker aargh-thentic pirate, by the devil's twisted tail. Take a tour through the world of piracy with the only authoritative work on the pirate language. A comprehensive course in pirate vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and syntax, The Pirate Primer contains three centuries of distinctive terms and usages uttered by (and attributed to) pirates in film, TV, literature, and history. Discover more than 100 pages of threats, curses, oaths, insults, and epithets; 31 types of pirate drink; 60 different pirate terms for ''woman''; 67 kinds of pirate torture and punishment; 44 distinct definitions of ''aargh''; and more. Each entry in the Primer is accompanied by an excerpt, so you can see the words and phrases used in proper context by actual pirates. And each linguistic concept is introduced by a related anecdote or narrative account, so you can live the language while you learn it. Whether you're simply fascinated by the culture of the Brethren of the Coast or you fancy yourself a modern-day corsair, The Pirate Primer is your guide to authentic pirate speak. Should you ever stare down Davy Jones and he demands proof that you're one who flies no flag, despair not. You'll be able to talk the talk, and no mistake.

Download or read book Yiddish for Pirates written by Gary Barwin and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years around 1492, Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy, leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books. He falls in love with a young woman, Sarah; though they are separated by circumstance, Moishe's wanderings are motivated as much by their connection as by his quest for loot and freedom. When all Jews are expelled from Spain, Moishe travels to the Caribbean with the ambitious Christopher Columbus, a self-made man who loves his creator. Moishe eventually becomes a pirate and seeks revenge on the Spanish while seeking the ultimate booty: the Fountain of Youth. Bestseller. Winner of the 2017 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. 2016.

Download or read book Pirate written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the life of a pirate in the early 18th century, the 'Golden Age of Piracy'. It charts the way these men (and a few women) were recruited, how they operated, what they looked like and what prospects their lives held. In the process the book strips away many of the myths associated with piracy to reveal the harsh realities of those who lived beyond the normal bounds of society. Written by pirate expert Angus Konstam, the book draws on decades of research into the subject, and pulls together information from a myriad of sources including official reports, contemporary newspaper reports, trial proceedings and court testimony last words on the scaffold, letters and diaries as well as archaeological evidence and relevant objects and artefacts from museum collections on both sides of the Atlantic. A must have for fans of the classic pirate stories or warfare in the early 18th century.

Download or read book Tiny Travelers Let s Be Pirates written by Roger Priddy and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiny Travelers Jack, Ella, Noah, Izzy, and their cat, Lucky set sail on a pirate ship in search of buried treasure.

Download or read book Roberto Clemente written by Jonah Winter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On an island called Puerto Rico, there lived a little boy who wanted only to play baseball. Although he had no money, Roberto Clemente practiced and practiced until--eventually--he made it to the Major Leagues. America! As a right-fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he fought tough opponents--and even tougher racism--but with his unreal catches and swift feet, he earned his nickname, "The Great One." He led the Pirates to two World Series, hit 3,000 hits, and was the first Latino to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. But it wasn't just baseball that made Clemente legendary--he was was also a humanitarian dedicated to improving the lives of others.