Pirate Diary by Richard Platt
The swashbuckling adventures of Jake Carpenter, cabin boy. The twenty-third of September, 1716. I write this on my last day at home. Tomorrow I am to join my Uncle Will aboard his ship and become A SAILOR. Will has told me of sea monsters and mermaids and has sailed through a hurricane. Maybe I shall see these things FOR MYSELF! Nine-year-old Jake Carpenter does indeed see all this – and more, when his ship, the Greyhound, is captured by pirates and he discovers the thrills and perils of life at sea as he embarks on an exciting new life on the wrong side of the law.
This is a ground-breaking piece of non-fiction written in diary form in the voice of nine year old cabin boy - Jake Carpenter and brilliantly illustrated by none other than illustrator of the moment, Chris RiddellAll action boys and girls will revel in the adventures of derring-do on the high seas. It offers detailed information on swords, pistols, cannons, floggings and how to navigate ships. It includes a fact section at the back about the colonies, the first pirates, Viking raiders, buccaneers, famous pirates throughout history and piracy today Lovereading4kids
Richard Platt is also the author of Castle Diary, Egyptian Diary and Roman Diary. Castle Diary was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award. He lives in Kent. www.richardplatt.co.uk
Chris Riddell is an author, political cartoonist (for The Observer) and the illustrator of Castle Diary, Don Quixote and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal. He won the Smarties Prize in 2008. He lives in Brighton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781406352658 |
| ISBN 10 | 1406352659 |
| Title | Pirate Diary |
| Author | Richard Platt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Walker Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Winner of Blue Peter Book Awards 2003 (UK), Winner of Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 2001 (UK), Winner of Nestle Smarties Book Prize 2002 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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