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      How I Became a Pirate

      by Melinda Long
      Published
      Sep 2003
      Main Genre
      Action Adventure Action & Adventure
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      44
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      About This Book

      Pirates have green teeth—when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view.
      So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life by the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator David Shannon and the storyteller Melinda Long. Jeremy learns how to say "scurvy dog," sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: "Pirates don't tuck." A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly, richly textured illustrations that suit the story to a T.

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      Genres

      General Fiction

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      Action Adventure

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Picture Books

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      Sep 2003 Harcourt ISBN 0152018484
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      Sep 2007 Merrymakers Distribution ISBN 157982207X
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