Pirate
By (Author) Helen Greathead
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
1st December 2008
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Work, politics and society
823.92
Paperback
64
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 4mm
64g
Big Jobs! is a new narrative non-fiction series covering popular historical topics through a variety of colourful jobs in a down-to-earth, readable style, with plenty of toilet humour! Each chapter features a double page fact spread and there is a glossary at the end.
In Pirate you are sailing to Jamaica when you are captured by a scurvy crew of pirates. Experience what it's like to live on a pirate ship and to follow their ways! Life will be tough and punishments hard, but it's not all bad news. There's friendship among the men, and there's treasure to be had, too! You'll find it's a big job being a pirate.
'Colourful characters, humour and a light narrative touch give this lots of boy appeal.' Northern Echo (Jan 2008)
Helen Greathead is a highly experienced creator, editor, project manager and writer of successful non-fiction titles and series. She spent 14 years at Scholastic Children's Books where she commissioned series, including Horrible Histories. She began a freelance career in 2003, and titles she has written include the Now You Know series (Scholastic) and the Design and Make series (Watts).