Everything I Know about Pirates (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689826252)

Why do pirates always wear eye patches?
What are pirates so grumpy about?
Where do pirates go to get their ears pierced?
How do pirates keep their underwear from getting mixed up when they sail off to pirate summer camp?
You're not the only one who wonders about these things. Author/illustrator Tom Lichtenheld wondered so much, he had to write a book about them. The result is Everything I Know About Pirates, a hilarious encyclopedia of piratedom. Thoroughly researched using educated guesses and made-up facts, the book reveals everything you'd ever want to know about those notorious bad guys of the high seas.
So grab your eye patch, matey, and prepare to learn the truth about the meanest and goofiest characters this side of Treasure Island

Author: Tom Lichtenheld
ISBN-10: 0689826257
ISBN-13: 9780689826252
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2000
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 11.22h x 8.76w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 48272 / Everything I Know about Pirates


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2000 pg. 162
Publishers Weekly 05/08/2000 pg. 221
Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/2000 pg. 716
Booklist 05/15/2000 pg. 1746
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 273 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Newsweek 12/11/2000 pg. 71
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 273 - Recommended, Satisfactory