Surprising facts about pirates / by Philip Steele ; illustrated by Marc Aspinall.
Material type:
TextSeries: Wow! I didn't know thatPublisher: New York : Kingfisher, 2014Description: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0753471884 (hbk.)
- 0753471892 (pbk.)
- 9780753471883 (hbk.)
- 9780753471890 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 910.45 S814 | Available | 33111007611276 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Set sail on a high sea adventure with Wow! Surprising Facts About Pirates. Fascinating facts about notorious pirates, long lost buried treasure, swashbuckling encounters, and many more aspects of a pirate's life fill this entertaining and informative book. This surprising look into the wild world of pirates will have you chanting "Wow! I didn't know that, matey" with the turn of every page.
This fantastic new series is filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science and history topics. Each book includes fun and interactive artwork clues that lead readers through the book and stimulate discussion. Perfect for efficient and reluctant readers alike, this lively series presented in picture-book style is certain to make readers say Wow! over and over again.
The French pirate Antonio Fuet fired gold coins at his enemy when he ran out of cannonballs. What a showoff! The most powerful female pirate was Zheng Yi Sao. She commanded more than 80,000 pirates in the 1800s. Pirates hid in inlets and bays so that they could make surprise attacks!