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Swashbuckling
Pirate Tales
For Younger Mates
- Ooey Gooey by Erica Farber-Adventures
of Captain Short Bob, the Pirate King! (JE Read Far)
- Just Another Ordinary Day by Rod Clement-
Amanda has many adventures, including sailing a pirate ship! (JE
Cle)
- Pirate School by Cathy East Dubowski-
At pirate school Pete learns to act like a pirate but encounters
some challenges. (JE Read Dub)
- Pirate by Richard Platt- An eyewitness
book! (Juv 364.164 Platt)
- The Ballad of the Pirate Queen by Jane
Yolen- The story of two women who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham
and his pirates in the early 1700's. (JE Yol)
- The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden
Nash-Custard the cowardly dragon saves the day when the pirate
threatens Belinda. (Juv 811 Nash)
- Andy's Pirate Ship
by Phillippe Dupasquier (JE Dup)
- Tough Boris by Mem Fox- Although
he is very tough pirate, Boris von der Borch cries when his parrots
die. (JE Fox)
Videos, Etc.
- Pirate Captain's Quest- CD Rom (904.7 Pir)
- Fisher-Price Pirate Ship-
CD Rom (794.8 Pir)
- Muppet Treasure Island
- Movie Soundtrack-Adult CD's
- Movie-Juv Mupp
For Older Mates
- The Mystery of the Pirate's Map by Gertrude
Chandler Warner- Boxcar Children Series (Juv Warner)
- The Barefood Book of Pirates by Richard
Walker (Juv 398.27 Walk)
- The Pirate's Son by Geraldine McCaughrean-
Two penniless orphans accompany the son of a notorious pirate back
to his home in Madagascar where they are all changed by their encounter
with his dangerous past. (YA Fic McC)
- Adventure on Skull Island
by Tony Bradman- Exciting adventures of Jim and Molly who
live with their pirate parents on a pirate ship. (Juv Bra)
- Black Caeser, Pirate
by Cliff Gardner- Fictionalized account of the early career
of Henry Caeser, a black slave from Haiti, who became a powerful
pirate in the 18th century. (Juve Gar)
- Grace the Pirate by
Kathryn Lasky- Grace O'Malley finds excitement and danger
when she defies Irish tradition and goes off to sea with her father,
a trader and pirate. (Juv Las)
- Mariel of the Redwall by Brian Jaques-
The mousemaid Mariel achieves victory at sea for the animals of
Redwall Abbey, fighting the savage pirate rat Gabool the Wild, warlord
rodent of Corsairs. (YA Fic Jaq)
- Amy's Eyes by Richard Kennedy- A
girl who has changed into a doll and a doll who's changed into a
sea captain sail the pirate-ridden high seas with a crew of Mother
Goose animals, in search of a gold treasure. (YA Fic Ken)
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
(Juv Stev)
- Salty Dog by Brad Strickland- Wishbone
the dog's version of Treasure Island! (Juv Str)
