The Big Book of Pirates

by Vinyoli, Joan; Vinyoli, Albert; Tomás, Xosé; Heyman, Alissa

• ISBN13: 9781402780561
• ISBN10: 1402780567
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Ahoy, mateys! Prepare for adventure on the high seas, where the Jolly Roger flies high, and fearsome, bloodthirsty rogues sail in search of their next victims. Based on history and legend, the fifth title in the popular "Big Book" series brings brave readers face to face with the some of the most notorious pirates of all time, from Blackbeard to the ruthless Captain Scarfield. What a chilling, thrilling, treacherous treat! THIRTEEN SPINE-TINGLING STORIES: The Corsair * La Cancion del Pirata (The Song of the Pirate) * The Rover * The Black Corsair * Queen of the Caribbean * The Vengeance of a Helmsman *Blackbeard * The Blighting of Sharkey * The Ghost Pirates * Captain Singleton *Pirates of the Spanish Caribbean * Captain Scarfield * The Frozen Pirate Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the blockbuster series, is scheduled for a spring 2011 release Fifth book in a popular series Extras include an illustrated gallery of pirates, a labeled diagram of a pirate ship, a detailed glossary, and biographies of the prestigious authors, including Daniel Defoe, Joseph Conrad, Howard Pyle, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Attention-grabbing foiled, die-cut front cover-a real collector's book