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How I Became a Pirate
Melinda Long Illustrated by David Shannon
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9780152018481 Hardcover
0152018484
$16.00
44pages
Available
Trim Size:
8-1/2 x 11
Copyright Year:
2003
Territory:
World (-ANZ)
Ages: 3 to 7 years |
Bonus Material
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Synopsis |
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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.
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Praise |
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"Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics."
Child Magazine,9/1/2003
"Long's dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon's gleefully madcap illustrations."
Publishers Weekly (starred review),7/7/2003
"Shannon's illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long's clever and spirited text leaves other pirate books in the bilge."
San Diego Union-Tribune,9/7/2003
"Readers will be blown away by this rowdy gang, depicted in richly robust, humorous paintings."
School Library Journal,11/20/2003
"A roaring good read."
Teaching K-8,9/1/2003
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Biography |
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MELINDA LONG is a teacher and the author of several picture books. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many successful picture books. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.
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Awards |
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| ALA Notable Children’s Book |
| Book Sense 76 Pick |
| Florida Reading Association Children's Book Award |
| IRA-CBC Children’s Choice |
| NAPPA Honors Award |
| Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year |
| Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award |
| Parents’ Choice Gold Award |
| School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, A |
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General Subjects |
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Juvenile Fiction- Action & Adventure
Juvenile Fiction- Family/General
Juvenile Fiction- Humorous Stories
Juvenile Fiction- Boys & Men
Juvenile Fiction- General
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Curriculum Themes |
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| Adventure |
| Books for Boys |
| Humorous Stories |
| Pirate Stories |
Travel & Transportation- Water: Boating/Sailing
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Rights Details |
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Harcourt Children's Books
A Division ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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