Kid pirates : their battles, shipwrecks, & narrow escapes/.
Title
:
Kid pirates : their battles, shipwrecks, & narrow escapes/.
Personal Author EPSB
:
Allan. Zullo
Summary
:
Some volunteered. Others were forced to serve. But each of these young people sailed with the world's most feared pirates-from the notorious Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to Sir Henry Morgan and others. Some of these kids fought side-by-side with the pirates, and others tried to escape. You will never forget their incredible true stories.
Year Published
:
2007
Series
:
Ten True Tales
Physical Description
:
147 p. ; 19 cm.
Note
:
"Ten true tales."
Contents
:
Pirate Scuttlebutt -- Escape from Maracaibo: David Cornwall, seaman for privateer Henry Morgan -- Turning back the turncoats: Richard Barleycorn, cabin boy for Captain William Kidd -- Sadder but wiser: Louis Arot, cabin boy for pirate Blackbeard -- Littlest pirate: John King, cabin boy for pirate Black Sam Bellamy -- Outfoxing the fox: Bento Gaspar, seaman for pirate Howell Davis -- Out of tune: Henry Hamm, musician for pirate Thomas Anstis -- Cut off from the world: Philip Ashton Jr., forced seaman of pirate Ned Low -- Treasure seized, treasure lost: Louis Garneray, seaman for Privateer Jean-Francois Malroux -- Taking French leave: Charles Cronea, cabin boy for privateer James Cambell -- ''Dead cats don't mew'': Nickola Costa, cabin boy for pirate Don Pedro Gibert.
Subject
:
Pirates.
Children.
Courage.
Pirates -- Biography.
Inspiration.
Summary
:
Some volunteered. Others were forced to serve. But each of these young people sailed with the world's most feared pirates-from the notorious Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to Sir Henry Morgan and others. Some of these kids fought side-by-side with the pirates, and others tried to escape. You will never forget their incredible true stories.
ISBN
:
9780439918138
Publisher
:
New York : Scholastic, c2007.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| A. Blair McPherson | CL GR 5 | Teacher resource | 41458000114125 | Due 6/12/26 |