| Description |
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Edge books. Truth and rumors
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| Note |
Includes glossary. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. |
| Contents |
Pirates : what's the real story? - Did pirates really say "arrr" and "matey"? - Were pirates active only in the 1600s and 1700s? - Did all pirates fly the same pirate flag? - Did pirates make captives walk the plank? - Did pirates maroon people? - Did pirates always fight big battles to capture loot? - Was Blackbeard really hard to kill? - Did women ever become pirates? - Did pirates have eye patches, hooks, and peg legs? - Did pirates bury their treasure? - Were pirates afraid of "Davy Jones' locker"? - Fact or fiction? : how to tell the difference. |
| Summary |
This book labels common stories about pirates as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors. |
| Audience |
4-8 Medialog, Inc. |
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IG 810 Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades RL 4.8 0.5 quiz: 137382 |
| Subject |
Pirates.
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| Added Author |
Doty, Eldon, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
1429647469 (lib.) |
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