Pirates (Grosset & Dunlap All Aboard Book) - Softcover

National Geographic Learning

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0448414945 ISBN 13: 9780448414942

Publisher: National Geographic School Pub, 2010

Synopsis

Come aboard for a fantastic real-life pirate adventure. Find out what a pirate's life was really like—how they captured ships and where they buried all their treasure!

About this title

About the Author:

Dina Anastasio is the author of Pirates, Apollo 13, Flipper Junior Novelizations, A Question of Time, What is the Super Bowl? and many other books.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

Taken from Chapter 9: Robbing and Stealing All pirates dreamt of capturing ships filled with gold, silver, and jewels. Most pirates, however, stole anything they could sell, such as tobacco and cotton. They also took tools, food, rope, and medicine, which they needed for themselves. Many pirates took over ships that were carrying slaves. Slaves are people who are captured and forced to work without pay. Some slaves joined the pirates, but most were sold for money. Maps were very valuable. Pirates stole maps to find towns to rob and safe harbors in which to hide. A few pirates may have buried treasure and drawn maps so they could find it later.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic School Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0448414945
• ISBN 13: 9780448414942
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32