How I Became a Pirate (Hardcover)

By Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illustrator)
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Description

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.

About the Author

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.

Praise for How I Became a Pirate…

"Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics."

"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."

"Readers will be blown away by this rowdy gang, depicted in richly robust, humorous paintings."

"A roaring good read."

Product Details ISBN-10: 0152018484
ISBN-13: 9780152018481
Published: Harcourt Children's Books, 09/01/2003
Pages: 44
Language: English
Recommended Reading Level Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Age: 7
Minimum Grade Level: Toddler
Maximum Grade Level: 2nd Grade