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The Real World of Pirates
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Treasure maps, buried chests filled with gold, parrots standing on shoulders all conjure up images of pirates. But
did pirates really have parrots, draw up cryptic maps or even hang on to their treasure long enough to bury it?
The Real World of Pirates separates the piratey facts from sea-faring fiction in a fact-filled and fun format
that will get the timbers of young swashbucklers shivering (not that I know what is a timber and how it can
be shivered!)
This six book series is published by
Capstone Press
and is available in school classrooms and libraries across North
America. Ask your school to order the whole shipshape series!
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The Pirate Code: The Life of a Pirate
Even the most blood thirsty pirate had a set of rules to follow. It was called the Pirate Code and it kept those
swash-buckling, cutthroats and crimminals under control and all that pirate treasure flowing.
The Pirate Code delves into the rules of buccaneers to uncover some fascinating truths about those mudrerers on the
high seas.
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Pirate Gear: Cannons, Swords and the Jolly Roger
From flintock pistols to rum soaked grog, a pirate's success often depended on their tools of the trade. Pirate
Gear looks at the all the stuff that made pirates a force to be feared around the world.
With detailed illustrations and in-depth explanations, readers will learn the difference between ratlines and
rigging and learn why the iconic skull and crossbone flag was often a pirate's most potent weapon.
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Pirate Ships: Sailing the High Seas
A pirate without a ship is pirate without a home. From massive three-masted riggers to sleek and swift sloops,
each pirate ship was as unique as the pirate captain who sailed her.
Pirate Ships takes readers on board some of the most famous pirate ships in history and lets them get
under the rigging to see how they worked from the top of the crow's nest to the dark galleys belowdecks.
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Pirate Treasure: Stolen Riches
To many people pirate treasure means buried chests packed with gold and gems, but to a pirate treasure could
be anything from rolls of silks, barrels of spices, even medicines.
Pirate Treasure opens the chest on the loot that every pirate was after. Did they really bury their treasure?
Did 'X' really mark the spot? All the piratey truths are told in Pirate Treasure: Stolen Riches
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