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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
waterviolite's review against another edition
4.0
This book gives a great overview of pirates from Ancient Greece through the Golden Age of Piracy. It includes types of ships, famous pirates, and other pirate facts, all without overly romanticising them. I just wish there had been a few pages at the end bringing piracy up to the present rather than claiming it became nothing more than stories after the invention of the steamship.
zhelana's review against another edition
This seemed like a good book, but Jafar wanted to give up on it before we got halfway through.
elsanore's review
4.0
This is a great little introduction to historical European and American piracy for children, hitting all the highlights in a way that is easy to understand.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review against another edition
4.0
Is there any series of books that I more strongly recommend to the good readers at my primary school than Magic Tree House? And why is this my first venture into the research guides to the series? I don’t know why, but I intend to read more and promote these more. Every piece of information that an eight-year-old would want to know about pirates is in this book. And listen to this piece of advice in the Doing More Research section at the back of the book: “Here are some things to remember when you’re using books for research: You don’t have to read the whole book.” Wow. Refreshing. Well, this may be my new most-recommended nonfiction series for good readers.