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If you think Pirates are just swashbuckling, sword-swinging fantasy characters with a colorful vocabulary; think again! What does history tell us about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other real pirates? What made these pirates go to sea?
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Praise for the Lives of Series: "Unstuffs a host of shirts and delivers wonderful musical trivia." -"Newsweek " * "Living, breathing anecodotes--the stuff of which the best biography is made." -P"ublishers Weekly" (starred review) "As addictive as it is fascinating." -"The Horn Book Magazine " "Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage." -Kirkus Reviews "An entertaining survey, of interest to adults as well as children." -"The New York Times Book Review " * "An irresistible package." -"SLJ" (starred review)
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Praise for the Lives of Series: * "Living, breathing anecodotes--the stuff of which the best biography is made." --"Publishers Weekly, " starred review "As addictive as it is fascinating."--"The Horn Book Magazine " "Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage."--"Kirkus Reviews " "An entertaining survey, of interest to adults as well as children."--"The New York Times Book Review " * "Irresistible."--"SLJ, "starred review
PRAISE FOR THE LIVES OF SERIES: * "Living, breathing anecodotes the stuff of which the best biography is made." "Publishers Weekly, " starred review "As addictive as it is fascinating." "The Horn Book Magazine ""Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage." "Kirkus Reviews ""An entertaining survey, of interest to adults as well as children." "The New York Times Book Review "* "Irresistible." "SLJ, "starred review
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PRAISE FOR THE LIVES OF SERIES: * "Living, breathing anecodotes the stuff of which the best biography is made." Publishers Weekly, starred review "As addictive as it is fascinating." The Horn Book Magazine "Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage." Kirkus Reviews "An entertaining survey, of interest to adults as well as children." The New York Times Book Review * "Irresistible." SLJ, starred review
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PRAISE FOR THE LIVES OF SERIES: * "Living, breathing anecodotes--the stuff of which the best biography is made." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "As addictive as it is fascinating."--The Horn Book Magazine "Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage."--Kirkus Reviews "An entertaining survey, of interest to adults as well as children."--The New York Times Book Review * "Irresistible."--SLJ, starred review
Kathleen Krull has written much innovative nonfiction for young people, including all of the books in the Lives of . . . series, and has made a chatty, accessible approach to biography her hallmark. She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her website at www.kathleenkrull.com. Kathryn Hewitt's caricatures of famous figures led kids to dub the Lives of . . . series the "Big Head" books. She has illustrated many books for young readers, some of which she also wrote. She lives in Santa Monica, California. Visit her website at www.kathrynhewitt.com.
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- PublisherAudio Bookshelf
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1935430432
- ISBN 13 9781935430438
- BindingAudio CD
- Number of pages2
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