Pirates

by Greg Nickles

Presents information about pirates in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries including their names, ships, crews, clothing, flags, weapons, and life at sea. Suggests games and activities.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Gregory Nickles is an oft-published author of non-fiction children's texts. His works include a variety of titles about animals, science, U.S. history, and countries of the world. A graduate of Fine Arts, his interests extend to creative works including theater and music. He currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Reviews

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a basic reader appropriate for grades k-2 but would need to be read aloud to kinder. This book gives a basic overview of pirate life and pirate ships. It has a “what’s in this book” section, a “words to know” section, and an index. The pictures are all staged and some illustrated. The information is very basic. It would be good as an introduction to pirates or as a read more on your own kind of extension. I also think it could be used for a vocab study once the text bolds the vocab words. I also like that it has a section on different pirate flags.

[Cara]

Good for K-2 Clear titles and featured vocabulary give this book a clean look which is easy to follow for young children. Table of contents, glossary, and index in kid friendly forms. Charts and pictures all illustrated.

[Gretchen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative book about pirates written at a level that young children (2nd-5th grades) will really enjoy it. Illustrations are good, too.

[Kristy McRae · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Nick loves pirates, and pirate books--this one was a little flat compared to some of the books he's brought home. Probably geared toward a younger child.