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Pirate Diary

Pirate Diary

by Platt Richard (Author), Riddell Chris (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

    $3.68

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    Paperback 2003

    $3.45
Synopsis

A rollicking account of pirate life by the creators of the acclaimed Castle Diary. The twenty-third of September, 1716 I write this on my last day at home. Tomorrow I am to join my Uncle Will aboard his ship and become A Sailor. Will has told me of sea monsters and mermaids and has sailed through a hurricane. Maybe I shall see these things For Myself! Nine-year-old Jake Carpenter does indeed see all this - and more, when his ship, the Greyhound, is captured by pirates and he embarks on an exciting new life on the wrong side of the law. Follow his adventures in this swashbuckling account of pirate life, by the creators of the acclaimed Castle Diary.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 64
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 07 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 0744594308
ISBN 13: 9780744594300
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
 Book Overview: Richard Platt was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award , the TES Junior Information Book Award and the New Generation History Book of the Year Prize for Castle Diary . Chris Riddell was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award for The Swan's Stories , and was highly commended for the 1999 Kate Greenaway Medal for Castle Diary .
 Prizes: Winner of Smarties Book Prize Silver Award 2002 and LA Kate Greenaway Medal 2002. Shortlisted for Smarties Book Prize 6-8 Category 2002.

Media Reviews
Reads like a rollicking adventure but packed with accurate historical detail. The Financial Times; A fabulously illustrated ripping yarn that is also... non-fiction. This book... stands out, for the thoughtfulness of the way it is put together, and for its gorgeousness and vitality Children's Book of the Week The Sunday Times
Author Bio
Richard Platt has written more than 30 books, many of which have maritime themes. His other books include Cross Sections: Castles and Castle Diary, which was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award, the TES Junior Information Book Award and the New Generation History Book of the Year Prize. Chris Riddell has illustrated many children's books, including Hans Christian Andersen's The Swan's Stories, translated by Brian Alderson, which was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award. In 1999 he was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal for Castle Diary. Chris is also a cartoonist for The Observer.