Pirates
(Book)

Includes a glossary and index.

Front and back covers fold out.

Meet swashbuckling pirates pirates and see how they really lived out on the high seas. Discover the truth behind the myths, and tease out the facts from the fiction. Go on board a pirate ship and see u what they ate, the rules they followed, and the treasures they searched for. See what it took to become a pirate and learn what offenses would make someone have to walk the plank, and pick up a few vocabulary terms to talk like a pirate all day. Make sure to memorize the types of pirates flags that will fly from the mast, and learn how to read a treasure map to lead the way to Tortuga, the Caribbean island that was a piracy hotspot. Read about the many different types of pirates, including Vikings, 17th century pirates, and modern pirates who capture and take over ships on the seas today. Meet Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Ching Shih, the tough and infamous women pirates who ruled the seas.