Pirates Drive Buses

(Paperback)

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'Oh, blow me pants down! Not monkey-crabs!'

The pirate is back, full of beans and with a busload of VERY unusual passengers. His ship, the SS You Beauty, has been stolen by the worst kind of ship stealer there is, and he needs Billy and Heidi's help. So, butter your bathers! Lift the seaweed anchor! Feather your swordfish! And get set for another crazy pirate adventure. But watch out - pirates are very, very bad drivers.

Praise for Pirates Eat Porridge:

'The bouncy text brimming with delightful word-play nestles perfectly against Neil Curtis's exuberant illustrations.'

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Praise for Pirates Eat Porridge"this oddball adventure provides good fun for progressing readers the author has skilfully created characters that immediately capture the imagination. The bouncy text brimming with delightful word-play nestles perfectly against Neil Curtis' exuberant illustrations" - Nola Allen in MagpiesVol 21, Nov. 2006" charming a highly imaginative story, suitable for reading out very loud to five to nine year olds, who will certainly enjoy the illustrations." - Pittwater LifeSept 2006

Author Bio

Christopher Morgan became a writer because he broke his leg, and needed a job he could do at his desk. In the past, he has been a musician, a furniture maker and a public servant. Chris filled his desk with pictures of pirates and sailing ships, an old telescope and a treasure map, and started writing. Pirates Eat Porridge was his first children's book.

About the Illustrator:

Neil Curtis drew from the time he could hold a crayon. He was an acclaimed artist, exhibiting both in Australia and internationally. Pirates Eat Porridge was his first collaboration with Christopher Morgan; his other books include the award-winning and much loved Cat and Fish and its sequel Cat and Fish Go to See (both written by Joan Grant) and his poignant illustrated memoir, The Memory Book. Neil received the Australian Writers' and Art Directors' Association's Silver Award for Illustration. He completed the artwork for Pirates Drive Buses just before his