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| How I Became a Pirate | 
| Author: Melinda Long
Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  87 reviews
Sales Rank: 414032
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 44
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.4
ASIN: B0006BD992
Publication Date: September 1, 2003
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Young Jeremy Jacob is plucked from obscurity while innocently constructing a sand castle and is thrust into a brand-new life as a pirate. Captain Braid Beard and his crew recognize Jeremy as an exceptionally talented digger and they happen to be in desperate need of a digger to help them bury a treasure chest. Jeremy thinks a pirate life sounds like fun, as long as he's back the next day in time for soccer practice, and so he goes along with the ragtag group of seafaring thugs (with hearts of gold, naturally). And while Jeremy adores the pirates' lack of table manners and opposition to vegetables, he comes to realize that a life away from his parents lacks some of the niceties to which he's become accustomed. Nobody tucks him in at night, for instance, and the only book available to read is a treasure map. Melinda Long's story, narrated with a sense of boastful exaggeration by Jeremy, is full of a sense of high adventure that's lovingly evocative of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tales. David Shannon's illustrations, full of a goofy vibrancy, are a perfect accompaniment to the story. (Ages 4 to 8) --John Moe
Product Description
When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk--who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates don't do--no reading bedtime stories, no tucking kids in. . . . Maybe being a pirate isn't so great after all.
Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon teams up with witty storyteller Melinda Long for a hilarious look at the finer points of pirate life.
(07/07/2003)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 82 more reviews...
Wonderful Book July 18, 2008
I ordered this book as a gift for my 5 year old nephew. He loves this book and reads it at least twice a day. If you have a little buckaroo, he or she will love this adventure.
Henry's Grandma June 14, 2008
Wonderful book! Beautifully illustrated, fun story, not scary for a young child. My 4 yr old loved it!
A pirate's life for me! May 18, 2008
I laugh out loud every time I so much as look at this book! These are some amazing illustrations from David Shannon, and Ms. Long tells a riveting story about a normal soccer-playing boy who up and joins a pirate crew in the most nonchalant manner imaginable. It is funny and wonderfully stereotyping of pirates (not that Disney didn't do enough) while still showing the downsides a young boy who still needs his mom might find. It is hilarious and innocent fun.
Best Pirate Book of All May 15, 2008
How I Became a Pirate
This is the BEST children's book about pirates ever written? If you are thinking about a book for a young child (my son is 7 and absolutely loves it) look no further. This is our VERY favorite!
Fantastic! April 26, 2008
This book has a wonderful story and beautiful pictures to go with it. This is a fun book for people of all ages.
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