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    <body><![CDATA[Author: Melinda Long<br/><br/>Illustrator: David Shannon<br/><br/>Genre: Fiction Picture Book <br/><br/>Publication Info: Harcourt, Inc. : 2003<br/><br/>Reading Level: Early Transitional<br/><br/>Topic/Theme:  Adventure<br/><br/>Issues Addressed: It is not always greener on the other sid...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47084047">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A cute, funny book about a little boy who meets pirates while at the beach with his parents. It's a safe choice for preschoolers who are interested in pirates because of all the pop culture hype, but who aren't ready for the violence of real pirates stories. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[such a cute book with awesome illustrations. a little boy is building a sandcastle when pirates dock at the beach. he tries to tell his parents but they aren't paying attention and when the pirates are impressed with his digging skills, they invite him to become a pirate to help them find a place to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50372074">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sean and I picked How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long from a recent Scholastic book club catalogue. We both enjoy pirate stories.<br/><br/>In How I Became a Pirate Jeremy Jacob is at the beach with his parents when he sees a pirate ship sail by. The pirates invite him to join them and he agrees....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50251877">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love pirate talk and this book has a lot of it. But it's the perfect kind of pirate talk for young children. They don't talk about drinking rum, fighting bandits or stealing from other ships ... it talks about pillow fights, staying up late and burying treasure!<br/><br/>Sweet, little Jeremy Jac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10856336">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[How I Became a Pirate By Melinda Long <br/>Long, M (2003). How I Became a Pirate. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Inc.<br/>Illustrated By: David Shannon<br/>Summary: this is a fun and colorful story. Toddlers and children will love this story because it lets them experience what life, as a pirate would b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71903618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There was a bit of humor, but I still, in this time when pirates are a real problem, don't fancy making them seem harmless and funny as this book does. I know kids like pirate stories, and I can see why they made a reader's theater script for this at one of the publishers I buy from. There are lots ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43213875">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Parley loves to pretend he is a pirate, so this was my gift to him this Christmas. The pictures are detailed and fun to look at and we always have to search for the pirate who wears eye patches on BOTH eyes. I really like the story because it captures the &quot;fun&quot; of being a pirate without th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41896348">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The text in this book was eye catching because of the font choice and size of words.  The pictures were of an exaggerated size which complimented the pirate theme.  This would be a great boy book because it deals with what I would think goes through the mind of boys regularly.  I only gave it 4 star...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72809344">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[By: Melinda Long and David Shannon<br/><br/>Genre: Fiction, picture book, comedy <br/><br/>Audience: k- 5th<br/><br/>Theme: cleverness, familiarity,manners<br/><br/>Use: readers theater, read aloud<br/><br/>Illustrations: wonderful. The picture go hand in hand with the text. Very comical....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51091589">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very cute picture book about a boy who is kidnapped by pirates, and at first enjoys the life of no manners. That is until he realizes that they also don't do the things his parents do for him, such as kissing him good night. He decides that this sort of life isn't for him, and decides to go home. I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58204371">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Picture Book:  The illustrations are AMAZING and really fun to look at while reading this fun story about a boy who leaves his parents at the beach when a boat of pirates hires him to be their &quot;digger&quot; when burying a big pile of treasure.  This would be really fun to read to a class and sh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67315371">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As an adult reading a children's book about pirates, the current events about the Somali pirates was in my mind the whole time. That aside, it's a cute book, and the story provides nice reminders that the grass isn't always greener!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun pirate book with a good message or two or three.<br/><br/>1. Brush your teeth or they will turn green.<br/>2. Be glad your mama reads you bedtime stories.<br/>3. The grass is not always greener on the other side.<br/><br/>My boys really like this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read to first graders, in honor of &quot;Talk like a pirate day&quot;. David Shannon's illustrations are great (as usual). The story line is nothing special, but the pirate theme drew in some of my &quot;reluctant listeners&quot;]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a fantastic book! every little boy should own this book. this little boy joins a group of pirates for the day and soon learns that being a pirate isn't all that it's cracked up to be ha ha.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A funny romp through the world of piracy from the eyes of a modern kid who realizes that even the romantisized vision of piracy ala <u> Pirates of Carribean </u> all it is cut out to be. ]]></body>
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