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Ahoy mateys! Here be secrets to unfold if ye dream of being a buccaneer.
Want to become a pirate? You need this book! Discover the real (and revolting) life of a pirate, from recruitment (don't call us, we'll kidnap you!), grub (cackle fruit = eggs), to parts of the ship (the poop deck is not a toilet). Then visit the rogues gallery to meet the most famous pirates to ever set sail.
Author Notes
Libby Hamilton has written a variety of children's books, including The Monstrous Book of Monsters and The Fairy-Tale Handbook. She lives in England.
Mathieu Leyssenne is an illustrator who has worked in both books and games. He teaches illustration at the Lima School of Applied Arts in Bordeaux.
Jason Kraft is an illustrator, art director, and character designer who lives in Ontario, Canada, with his wife.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Hamilton follows The Fairy Tale Handbook and The Monstrous Book of Monsters with an irreverent guide to the pirate life, full of information about crew hierarchy, slang, traditions, legendary ghost ships, and more. Flaps on one spread let readers peer inside a pirate ship as they learn about nautical terminology (they'll also discover that this particular pirate captain counts a teddy bear among his treasures). Elsewhere, children can give one unlucky pirate an eye patch, as well as multiple peg legs and hooks, by lifting flaps in a section about injuries and diseases. A pop-up hall of fame introduces several notable pirates, including three women, to close out an entertaining book for sprogs looking to become full-fledged sea dogs. Ages 5-8. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Basic instructions for young landlubbers with a yen to go buccaneering. The book opens with a spread of onboard jobs from captain to cabin boy (the carpenter, for instance, "can chop off a gangreney leg and carve you a wooden one!"). Following this, painted views of ships, typical gear, and scurvy knavesall hung about with labels and a scanty assortment of flaps to liftpresent overviews of pirate garb, cuisine, weaponry, legends, and even, beneath a display of treasure chests, types of historical loot from gold to sugar. References to work-related injuries and a double-page spread of assorted pirate weaponry are as explicit as the piratical violence gets, and such savvy advice as "If your hardtack is full or worms, try eating it in the dark" will be helpful on shore as well as at sea. But despite the presence of Ching Shih and some other women in the closing pop-up rogues' gallery, plus a deft early reference to "able-bodied sailors" (instead of "seamen"), repeated references to "wenches" elsewhere send up a less inviting flag.Too bland and thin in both content and special effects to be particularly seaworthy. (Informational pop-up book. 7-10) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
