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How I Became a Pirate

How I Became a Pirate

by David Shannon (Illustrator), Melinda Long (Author), Melinda Long (Author), David Shannon (Illustrator)

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    Illustrated::Picture Book 2007

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Synopsis

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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More Information

Format: Illustrated::Picture Book
 Pages: 44
 Edition: Library Binding
 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Published: 01 Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 0152018484
ISBN 13: 9780152018481

Media Reviews
Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics.
--Child Magazine (09/01/2003)
Long's dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon's gleefully madcap illustrations.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) (07/07/2003)
Shannon's illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long's clever and spirited text leaves other pirate books in the bilge.
-- (09/07/2003)
Readers will be blown away by this rowdy gang, depicted in richly robust, humorous paintings.
--School Library Journal (11/20/2003)
A roaring good read.
--Teaching K-8 (09/01/2003)
Author Bio
MELINDA LONG is a teacher and the author of the award-winning bestseller How I Became a Pirate. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina. DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many popular picture books, including How I Became a Pirate. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.