By Alan Snow (author)
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Do pirates really like singing rollicking songs, burying their treasure and parrots? Do they really eat Ship’s biscuits with worms and how do they deal with Sea Monsters? From the author of the bestselling How Santa Really Works , Alan Snow, comes this must have book for all pirate enthusiasts.
With facts, jokes and wonderful information-filled drawings on every page, this fantastic new title is guaranteed to raise a laugh and keep children entertained for hours. The perfect choice for any pirate in the making!
Think you know all about pirates? Think again!Pirates bury their treasure - right? Wrong!Pirates love parrots - right? Wrong!Pirates love singing rollicking songs - right? Actually, yes, that is right!
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Think you know all about pirates? Think again! Pirates bury their treasure - right? Wrong! Pirates love parrots - right? Wrong! Pirates love singing rollicking songs - right? Actually, yes, that is right!
But there are plenty of other surprises in this entertaining expose of life on the high seas. Prepare to swash your buckle with Captain Firebeard and his crazy crew!
Alan Snow is an award-winning children’s book illustrator and designer who has worked on more than 160 books. His novel, Here Be Monsters (OUP, 2005), was made into an animated film, The Boxtrolls, which spent several weeks at the top of the UK box office in 2015. Fascinated with ‘how things work’, Alan turned his attentions towards the kitchen, acquiring sophisticated equipment such as vacuum machine, centrifuge, freeze dryer and shock chiller, and has developed his own culinary ‘lab’. He has since consulted for The Ethicurian restaurant. Alan now runs workshops and courses for professional chefs and cooks. His gastronomic experiments are due to be filmed for a documentary. Alan has won numerous awards for his work as a children’s book illustrator as well as for design and computer animation.
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Think you know all about pirates? Think again!Pirates bury their treasure - right?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed How Pirates Really Work and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
How Pirates Really Work features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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How Pirates Really Work was written by Alan Snow and published by Simon & Schuster Childrens Books an imprint of Simon & Schuster Ltd
How Pirates Really Work has 32 pages
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