Pirates Magnified by David Long

Pirates Magnified by David Long

Ahoy, shipmate! Explore the lives of 10 real pirates and learn about life on the high seas, whilst using the magnifying glass – included inside the book's foil-accented cover – to spot more than 200 pirate-themed items in 16 eye-boggling illustrations. Meet history's most notorious pirates as you follow Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonny and more rogues on their real-life adventures in this book by award-winning author David Long. As you spot, explore cutaways of ships and learn about navigation, survival at sea, the merchant trade and finding treasure. At the back, find a rogues gallery of even more pirates and dangerous individuals on the prowl in the era of sail ships and ocean travel, plus more things to spot, an answer key and a guide to talking like a pirate. From David Long, the author behind Egypt Magnified, Romans Magnified, Castles Magnified and Ancient World Magnified, the intricate illustrations and fascinating facts in this seafaring adventure will inform and entertain the youngest landlubber for hours.

David Long writes for adults and children and specialises in history. As a journalist he has written for the Times, Sunday Times, and London Evening Standard as well as for magazines in Britain and abroad. He is an award-winning ghostwriter and one of his own books was voted Blue Peter Book of the Year 2017.Harry Bloom is a freelance illustrator based in London. He specialises in creating detailed illustrations for children's books. His titles include Where's Father Christmas? and Where's Mo?Pirates Magnified is his first book for Wide Eyed Editions.

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ISBN 13	9781786030283
ISBN 10	1786030284
Title	Pirates Magnified
Author	David Long
Series	Magnified
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2017-09-07
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.