How I Became a Pirate
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How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
In this New York Times bestseller illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon, a boy sets off on a pirate adventure--with surprising results When a pirate ship sails by, young Jeremy learns how to say scurvy dog, sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: Pirates don't tuck. A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly illustrations.
Melinda Long is the author of several children's books including How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers, both illustrated by David Shannon (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). A South Carolina native, she now lives in Greenville. Visit Melinda online at melindalong.com. Tatjana Mai-Wyss's illustrations have been published in books and magazines in the United States and abroad. Originally from Switzerland, Tatjana now lives with her family in the foothills of SC, where she loves everything from spring flowers popping up in February to the juicy peaches.
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ISBN 13 | 9780152018481 |
ISBN 10 | 0152018484 |
Title | How I Became a Pirate |
Author | Melinda Long |
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Binding Type | Hardback |
Publisher | Cengage Learning EMEA |
Year published | 2007-10-01 |
Number of pages | 44 |
Prizes | Winner of Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Children's Illustrated) 2004, Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Gold) 2003, Winner of Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (Children's) 2004, Winner of Florida Children's Book Award 2005, Winner of Irma S. & James H. Black Award 2004, Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Primary) 2006, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2006, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2005, Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades K-3) 2006, Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Picture Book) 2008 |
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