Introduce elementary readers to famous pirates and pirate history in this interesting and informative nonfiction reader. Through colorful images, fascinating facts, informational text, and compelling stories, children will learn about famous pirates such as Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Black Bart, Edward Low, Lady Mary Killigrew, and Mrs. Cheng. This book also includes text features such as a table of contents, glossary, and index, as well...

Elementary readers learn about famous pirates and pirate history in this interesting and informative nonfiction reader that has been translated into Spanish. Through colorful images, fascinating facts, informational text, and compelling stories, children will learn about famous pirates such as Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Black Bart, Edward Low, Lady Mary Killigrew, and Mrs. Cheng.

Braid Beard and his pirate crew return to retrieve the treasure they buried in Jeremy Jacob's backyard, but first they must help calm his baby sister, Bonney Anne, whom they awoke from her nap.

Describes the life of a pirate aboard a ship as well as the members of the crew such as the captain, quartermaster, master gunner, surgeon, powder monkey, and cabin boy. Discusses how they spend their day while sailing, how they sleep, and what they eat. Also provides information on their punishments and the treasures they discovered on other ships.

"The roguish, yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's ... idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa ..., steals his ship the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the governor's daughter, Elizabeth. ... In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner ... joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed...

Briefly examines the history of the golden age of piracy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, why people chose to become pirates, and how and why the pirate age ended.

Explores the various weapons and gear used by pirates as they captured and plundered ships, from rigging and compasses to pistols and axes. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.

A collection of true pirate tales from the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas and the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, revealing the pirates' tools, ships, and special talents.

Longing for adventure, intrepid Louise leaves her comfortable nest and goes to sea.

The swashbuckling adventures of Captain Kate Fitzmaurice continues in this thrilling continuation of the epic tale of the Dragon Corsairs. Captain Kate soon escapes from prison and saves her crew with the help of Prince Tom. She and her crew are drawn ever deeper into the intrigue and danger of doing business in the kingdom. With them running out of allies and left with nowhere to turn, Kate and Tom strike out on their own.