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The Ballad of the Pirate Queens
by Jane Yolen. Illustrated by David Shannon.

In this picture book for older readers, Yolen's ballad recounts the last stand of Anne Bonney and Mary Reade, real-life women pirates of the early 1700s. Yolen's jingly rhymes lend themselves well to reading aloud. Shannon's very handsome acrylic paintings convey the tale's excitement with dramatic compositions in bold reds against smoky backgrounds.

Harcourt Brace. ISBN: 0152007105. School & Library Binding. April 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Barefoot Book of Pirates
by Richard Walker. Illustrated by Olwyn Whelan.

This swashbuckling collection of pirate tales is brimful with drama and adventure on the high seas. Especially compiled for young readers, these tales combine a rich variety of storylines with lively vocabulary. Perfect for reading aloud and handsomely illustrated, "The Barefoot Book of Pirates" is a truly spirited anthology. Full color.

Barefoot Books. ISBN: 1901223795. Hardcover. 64 pages. September 1998. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Dead Sailors Don't Bite
by Anna Fienberg. Illustrated by Ann James.

Allen & Unwin. ISBN: 1864480882. Paperback. 128 pages. April 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Disney's Climb Aboard If You Dare: Stories from the Pirates of the Caribbean
by Nicholas Stephens. Illustrated by Roberta Collier-Morales, Paul Wenzel and Katherine Applegate.

Yo-ho! Yo-ho! Middle-grade readers will set sail with this riveting collection of the extraordinary adventures surrounding a pirate's treasure! Based on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean theme park attraction, these five spooky, original stories track the amazing course events that surround the ownership of a box of glittering jewels.

Disney Pr. ISBN: 0786850337. Library Binding. September 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Exquemelin and the Pirates of the Caribbean (History Eyewitness)
by A. O. Exquemelin. Edited by Jane Shuter

The text of this slim book is taken from Exquemelin's first-hand account of events in the Caribbean between 1666 and 1674, first published in Dutch and later translated into several other languages. Exquemelin's original account forms the basis of much of our present knowledge of that area of history. This version, for younger readers, contains a great deal of piratical lore.

Raintree/Steck Vaughn. ISBN: 0811482820. Library Binding. 48 pages. January 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Flint's Island
by Leonard Wibberley.

Bethlehem Books. ISBN: 1883937116. Paperback. 160 pages. April 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Ghost in the Noonday Sun
by Sid Fleischman. Illustrated by Peter Sis.

On the eve of his twelfth birthday, Oliver Finch is kidnapped by the ghosts of villainous Captain Scratch and his men, who hope that Oliver will help them locate their missing treasure.

Greenwillow. ISBN: 0688084109. School & Library Binding. Reissue edition (April 1989). Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Ghost Pirate
by Julianna Bethlen. Illustrated by Brian Lee.

Nine fiendishly clever holograms in a dashing tale of piracy on the high seas. The fierce pirate shimmers in 3D glory, along with the eerie ghost ship, a powerful mermaid, and other enthralling holograms. First mate Edgar of the ship Sea Urchin, who encounters the villainous Ghost Pirate and his eerie ship. Die-cut windows extend the fun — and the chills — in this book.

Dial Press. ISBN: 0803719582. Hardcover. 148 pages. September 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Grace the Pirate (Hyperion Chapters)
by Kathryn Lasky. Illustrated by Karen Lee Schmidt.

The true story of Grace O'Malley, one of the most famous of the female pirates, told for younger readers.

Disney Pr (Lib). ISBN: 0786822368. Library Binding. 64 pages. October, 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Granuaile: Chieftain Pirate Trader
by Mary Moriarty and Catherine Sweeney.

Irish Amer Book Co. ISBN: 0862781620. Paperback. June 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Great Pirate Activity Book
by Deri Robins. Illustrated by George Buchanan.

Build a pirate ship! Dress up like a pirate! Throw a skull and crossbones party. A treasure chest full of swashbuckling facts and activities. Read about the pirates' dastardly deeds and sticky endings, while following step-by-step instructions for dozens of games, models, and other things to make.

Kingfisher Books. ISBN: 1856975789. Paperback. September 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The King's Buccaneer
by Raymond E. Feist.

Sent for an education to the rustic Castle Crydee, Nicholas, the youngest son of the Prince of Arutha, and his squire, Harry, find the prince's plans aborted when piratical assailants attack the fortress.

Bantam Spectra. ISBN: 0553563734. Paperback. January 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Lost Treasure of Captain Blood: How the Infamous Spammes Escaped the Jaws of Death and Won a Vast and Glorious Fortune
by Jonathan Stroud. Illustrated by Cathy Gale.

While seeking the treasure of Captain Blood, Mam Spamme and her rowdy pirates tangle with Red Roger, the wicked Governor of Chutney Island. At various points in the story, the reader is asked to solve a picture puzzle.

Candlewick Pr. ISBN: 1564028755. School & Library Binding. September 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Mutiny at Crossbones Bay (Usborne Puzzle Adventures)
by Mark Burgess, Felicity Everett.

Great mystery-solving fun for elementary-schoolers. Two kids who accidentally fall back in time mix it up with pirates and find buried treasure. The real fun is the comic-book style pictures/words and the puzzles — jumbled words, picture clues, double-entendre poems — that the reader must solve every couple of pages in order to proceed. Entertaining and absolutely non-frightening. Excellent fun for 8-12-year-olds — and their puzzle-pondering parents.

E D C Publications. ISBN: 0746016425. Paperback. March 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Mystery History of a Pirate Galleon (Mystery History)
by Fred Finney. Illustrated by Dave Burroughs, Roger Hutchins and Peter Berridge.

Describes life aboard a pirate ship. Includes games, puzzles, and mazes.

Copper Beech Books. ISBN: 0761304967. School & Library Binding. 32 pages. September 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure
by Idella Bodie and Adella F. Bodie. Photography by Louise Yancey.

A young Charleston boy finds clues to pirate Stede Bonnet's treasure but his search is complicated by a mysterious man who seems to be following him around town.

Sandlapper Pub Co. ISBN: 0878440593. Paperback. 136 pages. June 1984. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Not-So-Jolly Roger (Time Warp Trio)
by Jon Scieszka. Illustrated by Lane Smith.

Joe, Fred, and Sam are really up a tree this time. Literally. Not only has Joe's Book set them down in a coconut tree, but the tree's surrounded by pirates! Their choices: join Blackbeard's crew, walk the plank, or become coconut stew!

Viking Pr. ISBN: 0670837547. School & Library Binding. 57 pages. May 1991. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Peter Pan: The Complete and Unabridged Text
by James Matthew Barrie. Illustrated Scott Gustafson.

An unusually large, attractive, unabridged edition with dozens of full-page illustrations and smaller vignettes. Gustafson is a talented craftsman with an appropriately traditional style — but with enough of a contemporary aura for broad popular appeal. An endpaper map of "The Neverland" and meticulous renditions of intriguing details add to the drama and fun. A perfect gift for a family that reads aloud.

Viking Pr. ISBN: 0670841803. School & Library Binding. 192 pages. October 1991. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirate (Eyewitness Books)
by Richard Platt. Illustrated by Tina Chambers.

Brief, lucid historical survey, accompanied by a vast array of well-photographed artifacts that provide fascinating detail and help bring the topic to life.

Knopf. ISBN: 0679972552. Library Binding. 63 pages. May 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirate McGrew and His Nautical Crew (Rhyming Stories Series)
by Philip Hawthorn. Illustrated by Kim Blundell, Jenny Tyler.

E D C Publications. ISBN: 0746016468. Paperback. October 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirate Plunder's Treasure Hunt: A Pop-Up Whodunit
Illustrated by Iain Smyth and Jacqueline Crawford.

An interactive mystery tale features pull-outs, pop-ups, and labels that young readers can use to discover where the treasure is hidden while going down the path of one of the three different endings, depending on the clues that are found along the way.

Dutton Books. ISBN: 0525456937. Hardcover Pop-Up. September 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirates
by Philip Steele.

Colorful illustrations and detailed descriptions highlight a firsthand look at pirate life, providing a history of pirates and privateers, a look at daily life on board ship, sailing information, a study of fictional pirates, and the exploits of notorious pirates of history.

Kingfisher Books. ISBN: 0753450526. Hardcover. 64 pages. April 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirates (Fact or Fiction)
by Ross Stewart.

Double-page spreads present information about pirates that separates historical fact from myth. The volume is illustated with color photographs, reproductions, and occasionally grisly drawings. The pirate time line extends from the start of piracy around 3000 B.C.E. to the 1980s.

Copper Beech Books. ISBN: 1562946374. Paperback. September 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirates (Worldwise)
by Scott Steedman. Illustrated by Nicholas Hewetson.

Discusses the history and practices of pirates, covering such aspects as weapons and flags, treasure and slaves, and pirate punishments.

Franklin Watts, Inc. ISBN: 0531144038. School & Library Binding. 40 pages. October 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirates and Treasure
by Saviour Pirotta.

Ahoy, mateys! Readers look behind the legends to trace the profitable but deadly routes pirates have traveled — from the time humans first set sail more than 3,000 years ago to the marauding pirates in 19th century Asia and beyond.

Raintree/Steck Vaughn. ISBN: 081724820X. Library Binding. 47 pages. December 1997. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Pirate's Handbook: How to Become a Rogue of the High Seas
by Margarette Lincoln.

In case you ever decide to go on the Account, here are the facts about the lives of real pirates, and practical ideas for how to become one. Activities include easy-to-follow instructions for making pirate shoe buckles, ship's biscuit, a treasure map, a pirate flag, pieces of eight—and a test to determine if you have scurvy.

Cobblehill. ISBN: 0525652094. Hardcover. 29 pages. September 1995. Usually ships within 24 hours.

A Pirate's Life for Me!
by Julie Thompson and Brownie MacIntosh. Illustrated by Patrick O'Brien.

Book and cassette, plus eyepatch in reusable package. The 40-minute audiocassette contains an entertaining narration with special guest Tommy Makem, plus eleven rowdy sea songs performed by the authors.

Charlesbridge Publishing. ISBN: 0881068357. Bk&cassett edition (July 1997). Usually ships within 2-3 days.

A Pirate's Life for Me: A Day Aboard a Pirate Ship
by Julie Thompson and Brownie MacIntosh. Illustrated by Patrick O'Brien.

Have you ever wondered what life was like on a pirate ship? This exciting, fact-filled voyage follows a crew of pirates as they work, fight, loot, and play on the high seas. You'll even meet famous pirates of fact and fiction.

Charlesbridge Publishing. ISBN: 0881069329. Hardcover. 32 pages. August 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirate's Promise
by Clyde Robert Bulla. Illustrated by Peter Burchard.

Against his will, a young boy is separated from his sister and sold as a bonded servant — but the good-hearted pirate captain who rescues him makes possible a happier future.

Harper Trophy. ISBN: 0064404579. Paperback. 96 pages. May 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Pirate's Son
by Geraldine McCaughrean.

Memories of Nicholas Nickleby and, surprisingly, The African Queen will surface as readers devour this wonderful tale of both piracy and the clash of cultures. In 1717, fourteen-year-old Nathan Gull is thrown out of his horrible English boarding school when his country-parson father dies insolvent. He finds an unlikely rescuer in Tamo White, the son of a wealthy pirate from Madagascar and his native wife, who takes the penniless Nathan and his mousy, prudish sister, Maud, back to Madagascar with him.

Scholastic Trade. ISBN: 0590203444. School & Library Binding. 224 pages. September 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirate Treasure Mazes
by Dave Phillips.

Author Dave Phillips has created 35 winding labyrinths that will test the abilities of young puzzlers as they search for a long-lost treasure and the map that leads to it on a hazard-filled, haunted island.

Dover. ISBN: 0486270491. Paperback. April 1992. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirate Uncle
by Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by Barbara Steadman.

Two beautifully behaved siblings, visiting their uncle for the first time, find that life has a different texture at his seaside home. The uncle claims he needs their help to reform from his life of iracy.Learning to be more flexible can be hard, but the benefits are great, as the children discover. First published nearly twenty-five years ago, the family story is still amusing.

Overlook Press. ISBN: 0879515554. Hardcover. December 1994. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates
by Kristiana Gregory.

A good swashbuckling adventure set in Monterey, California, 1818. Carlito and his friends find their lives changed by pirate attack: Carlito witnesses his father's murder and finds himself aboard a pirate ship, seeking revenge. History comes alive in this story of intrigue and discovery.

Apple. ISBN: 0590488236. Paperback. December 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (Are You Afraid of the Dark? No. 2)
by David L. Seidman.

In an attempt to rescue his little brother, Rush Keegan is forced to team up with the family ghost to confront the spirit of a deadly pirate who jealously protects his buried treasure from beyond the grave.

Minstrel Books. ISBN: 0671527290. Paperback. May 1995. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Teach's Light
by Nell Wise Wechter. Illustrated by Bruce Tucker.

Univ of North Carolina Pr. ISBN: 0807847933. Paperback. 160 pages. May 1999. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

A Treasury of Pirate Stories
Compiled by Tony Bradman. Illustrated by Tony Ross.

Here's a swashbuckling selection of short stories to set young castaways adrift on a sea of adventure. This is a cutlass-wielding collection of the most celebrated pirates of children's literature. Whether glamorous and brave or wild and wicked, every brand of buccaneer is covered: There's a fairy tale from Joan Aiken and comic capers in the crow's nest from Tony Bradman, while the celebrated Long John Silver shares the Seven Seas with real-life adventurer Anne Bonny. Black and white line drawings bring the action gloriously to life.

Larousse Kingfisher Chambers. ISBN: 0753451905. Paperback. 160 pages. April 1999. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Twins, the Pirates and the Battle of New Orleans
by Harriette Gillem Robinet. Illustrated by Keinyo White.

Trained as dancers to amuse their owner's guests, twins Pierre and Andrew are rescued from slavery by their father and left in a tree house in the swamp below New Orleans. There the boys use their wits to survive, elude pirates, observe the war — finally to free their mother and sister who are to be sold at auction.

Atheneum. ISBN: 0689812086. School & Library Binding. 144 pages. October 1997. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Where Is the Pirate's Treasure? Follow the Clues to Unravel the Mystery (Solve It Yourself Series)
by Rupert Heath.

E D C Publications. ISBN: 0881108286. Library Binding. March 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The World of the Pirate (The "World of" Series)
by Val Garwood. Illustrated by Richard Berridge and Valerie Garwood.

This rich history of piracy begins with the ancient Greeks and Romans and goes on to discuss both pirates' lives in general and pirates such as Captain Kidd and Blackbeard in particular.

Peter Bedrick Books. ISBN: 0872262812. Hardcover. 48 pages. November 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Zorro: Skull and Crossbones
by Frank Lauria.

When Zorro descends on a gang of raiders about to pillage a neighbor's ranch, he discovers a plot to assassinate General Santa Anna — and the hired killer is a notorious pirate.

Minstrel Books. ISBN: 0671519700. Paperback. 160 pages. February 1999. Usually ships within 24 hours.