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Pirates

by DK
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Meet swashbuckling pirates in DK findout! Pirates and see how they really lived out on the high seas. Discover the truth behind the myths, and tease out the facts from the fiction.
DK findout! Pirates takes you on board a pirate ship and shows you what they ate, the rules they followed, and the treasure they searched for. Learn what offense would make someone walk the plank, see what it took to become a pirate, and pick up a few vocabulary terms to talk like a pirate all day. Make sure to memorize the types of pirates flags that will fly from the mast, and learn how to read a treasure map to lead the way to Tortuga, the Caribbean island that was a piracy hotspot.
Read about the many different types of pirates, including Vikings, 17th century pirates, and modern pirates. Meet Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Ching Shih, the tough and infamous women pirates who ruled the seas. DK findout! Pirates looks at every kind of pirate, including the modern day pirates who capture and take over ships on the seas today.

  • Creators

  • Series

    DK Findout!

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 10, 2017

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781465464972

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781465464972
      • File size: 6 KB

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781465464972
      • File size: 21758 KB
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      April 15, 2017
      Grades 3-6 The highly visual books in the DK findout! series are eye-catching and fact rich. The illustrations are the focal point of every page and include an array of artifacts, period artwork, photos, digital artwork and infographics, and reenactor-like pictures of historical scenes. Each comprehensive volume conveys information through short paragraphs, captions, fast facts, and brief interviewsboth real (with subject experts) and imagined (with a historic figure). A time line runs along the end papers and a preliminary quiz lets readers test their knowledge before diving into the main text. Unsurprisingly, Pirates covers notorious captains, ships, weapons, and booty, but readers may not be aware that several types of pirates sailed the seas, such as buccaneers, privateers, and river pirates. The enticing format of this series is busy without being overstuffed, making it ideal for browsing or luring in reluctant readers.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
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  • PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

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Languages

  • English

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