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How I Became a Pirate - Melinda Long, 0152018484, hardcover
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Long, Melinda; Shannon, David [Illustrator]
- ISBN
- 9780152018481
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0152018484
ISBN-13
9780152018481
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2363084
Product Key Features
Book Title
How I Became a Pirate
Number of Pages
44 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Action & Adventure / Pirates, Fantasy & Magic, Humorous Stories, Action & Adventure / General, General
Illustrator
Yes, Shannon, David
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
29.7 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2002-006308
Reviews
Long's dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon's gleefully madcap illustrations., Long''s dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon''s gleefully madcap illustrations., Shannon's illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long's clever and spirited text leaves other pirate books in the bilge., Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics., Shannon''s illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long''s clever and spirited text leaves other pirate books in the bilge.
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
[E]
Synopsis
A Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator teams up with a witty storyteller for this hilarious pirate adventure starring a little boy who joins Braid Beard's crew on a fantastic voyage. Full color., "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. ", In this New York Times bestseller illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon, a boy sets off on a pirate adventure--with surprising results! When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate curses--who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. But then Jeremy Jacob finds out what pirates don't do. . . . Caldecott Honor illustrator David Shannon teams up with Melinda Long for a hilarious look at the finer points of pirate life. Shiver me timbers--it's a pirate adventure! How I Became a Pirate is a swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly illustrations., When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk--who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates "don't" do--no reading bedtime stories, no tucking kids in. . . . Maybe being a pirate isn't so great after all. Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon teams up with witty storyteller Melinda Long for a hilarious look at the finer points of pirate life., When Jeremy Jacob sets off on a pirate adventure, he loves doing everything the pirates do . . . but then he finds out what they DON'T do.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.L856Ho 2003
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