title: The Book of Pirates
author:  Jamaica Rose 
description: Gr 5-10-This delightful book, written partly in pirate dialect, is full of creative activities, interspersed with plenty of fascinating historical facts. Constructing a foundation for the intrigue to come, the introduction defines piracy. The opening chapter is a true-or-false account of some of the many well-known myths about pirates: that they wore boots, eye patches, hooks, peg legs, etc. Subsequently, the authors discuss the origins and history of these rogues, the lives of famous pirates (including females), rules and codes and behavior, and present-day piracy. Those planning to attend an event as a pirate can follow the instructions for proper attire, along with diagrams and directions for makeup and the construction of a foam cutlass (ask Mom or Dad to help...). Jokes, games, songs, and a recipe for making cannonballs (from peanut butter) add to the fun. Though the activities will appeal to elementary students, the format, dense text, font size, and vocabulary seem more appropriate for an older audience. Black-and-white drawings, maps, and diagrams appear throughout, and numerous dusty mauve text boxes and page inserts create the look of an aging book. A glossary of pirate terms and a copious index are included. This title has a lot to offer; it just might have trouble finding its audience.-Susan Shaver, Hemingford Public Schools, NE (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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  > THE BLOOD REAVER
  
  > A PIRATES OF BRITANNIA WORLD NOVEL
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > BARBARA DEVLIN
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  > ABOUT THE BOOK
  
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   After her father and her older brother die of an infectious fever, and an
  unscrupulous sea captain abandons Rose Armistead in Port Royal, Jamaica, she
  must find safe passage home. When she meets a handsome mariner with his own
  ship, in an establishment of ill repute, she pays him to carry her, her
  mother, and her younger brother to Charles Town. But the man she considers her
  savior hides a dark secret, and it may destroy her. Can Rose accept her man’s
  true identity and find love?
  
  
  
   When a beautiful woman walks into the most notorious brothel in Port Royal,
  Turner Reyson, a cunning pirate known as the Blood Reaver, offers his
  assistance, because he wants her in his bunk, but he conceals the nature of
  his business, as he casts off. At sea, Rose displays a peculiar ability to
  spot prize and booty, and h