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Product Identifiers

PublisherCandlewick Press

ISBN-100763631434

ISBN-139780763631437

eBay Product ID (ePID)51565920

Product Key Features

Book TitlePirateology : the Pirate Hunter's Companion

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLegends, Myths, Fables / General, Action & Adventure / Pirates, Activity Books, Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft, Pirates

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorWilliam Lubber

Book SeriesOlogies Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight32.9 Oz

Item Length12.1 in

Item Width10.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2006-925273

ReviewsLandlocked young buccaneers (and fans of the other "-ology" outings)i will rush to boardiand to attack the enticing associated website. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Featured/Recommended Napa Valley Register.com

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromThird Grade

Dewey Decimal910.4/5

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisAar! Hoist the sails for a lavish new discovery filled with treasures -- a magnificent resource for pirate lovers everywhere. Step lively, pirate foes and fanciers! Mysterious booty found inside a long-lost sea chest, hidden for hundreds of years off the coast of Newfoundland, has just been uncovered for your enjoyment. Within these covers is the fascinating eighteenth-century journal of Captain William Lubber, an earnest soul who sailed the seas in search of the vicious female pirate Arabella Drummond. Prepare for a mesmerizing tale of the golden age of piracy -- from storm-tossed sailing ships to tantalizing treasure islands, from pirates' flags and fashions to their wily weapons and wicked ways. An extraordinary find for pirateologists, here is a true and complete companion for the dedicated pirate hunter. PIRATEOLOGY's special treasures include: - a stunning cover bearing a compass and glittering gems - treasure map with a missing piece -- for the canny reader to find - multiple flaps, maps, charts, and booklets harboring codes and clues - intricate drawings of ships' interiors - a packet of gold dust - a pocket sundial - a cache of pirate letters, pieces of eight -- and a jewel as a final reward, Aar Hoist the sails for a lavish new discovery filled with treasures -- a magnificent resource for pirate lovers everywhere. Step lively, pirate foes and fanciers Mysterious booty found inside a long-lost sea chest, hidden for hundreds of years off the coast of Newfoundland, has just been uncovered for your enjoyment. Within these covers is the fascinating eighteenth-century journal of Captain William Lubber, an earnest soul who sailed the seas in search of the vicious female pirate Arabella Drummond. Prepare for a mesmerizing tale of the golden age of piracy -- from storm-tossed sailing ships to tantalizing treasure islands, from pirates' flags and fashions to their wily weapons and wicked ways. An extraordinary find for pirateologists, here is a true and complete companion for the dedicated pirate hunter. PIRATEOLOGY's special treasures include: - a stunning cover bearing a working compass and glittering gems - treasure map with a missing piece -- for the canny reader to find - multiple flaps, maps, charts, and booklets harboring codes and clues - intricate drawings of ships' interiors - a packet of gold dust - a pocket sundial - a cache of pirate letters, pieces of eight -- and a jewel as a final reward, From the publishers of "Dragonology, Egyptology," and "Wizardology" comes "Pirateology." This magnificent resource offers adventurers and treasure hunters, landlubbers and sailors alike heretofore hidden knowledge of the exploits of one wickedly daring woman pirate and the lore of pirate ships, weapons, dress, customs, codes, and pirate routes.

LC Classification NumberG535.S755 2006