Pirates and Privateers
The History of Maritime
Piracy
Cindy Vallar, Editor
& Reviewer
P.O. Box 425,
Keller, TX 76244-0425
Books for
Young Pirates
The Night Pirates
by Peter Harris
Illustrated by Deborah Allwright
Scholastic, 2006, ISBN 0-439-79959-7
US $16.99 / CAN $21.99
Under cover of darkness,
rough, tough girl pirates steal the
front of a house. They think everyone
in town is asleep, but not the little
boy inside the house. Tom joins them
in their adventure at sea in search of
treasure. But what happens when they
stumble across rough, tough grown-up
pirates?
This is a delightful tale that grabs
your attention with the opening
sentence:
Down
down
down
the dark dark
street they came.
And maintains it until the
last:
And no one would ever find out…would
they?
The Night Pirates is the
perfect picture book for reading aloud
and audience participation. The words
are lyrical and the varying letter
sizes beg for children to whisper or
shout the words. The colorful artwork
snares your eyes and brings the story
to life. This book is the ideal
melding of narrative and pictures that
will delight and entertain any who
read it. When you close the book, it
leaves a smile behind on your lips.
Review Copyright ©2006
Cindy Vallar
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