Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean [Hardcover]

Jeremy Owen (Author), James A. Owen (Author, Illustrator), Lon Saline (Contributor), Mary McCray (Contributor)

Book Description

You may think you know all about the pirates of the Caribbean, but there's more....

During the golden age of the pirates in the eighteenth century, a family of mapmakers was entrusted with all of the greatest pirates' secrets. The McGees were commissioned by buccaneers to draw maps to their buried treasure. But the family had a secret of its own: The McGees hid clues in their maps to lead others to the pirates' loot! These maps have been lost for hundreds of years--until now.

The brothers Owen have recreated thirteen of the original McGee maps--along with clues that may reveal a long-missing fourteenth map. As you read the history, legends, and lore of the pirates of the Caribbean, look for the clues to help you discover the missing treasure map.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

James A. Owen is the author and illustrator of The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series; the creator of the critically acclaimed Starchild graphic novel series; and the author of the Mythworld series of novels.  He works at the Coppervale Studio in Silvertown, Arizona, where he lives with his family. Visit him at http://www.heretherebedragons.net.

 

Jeremy Owen has worked as a stonemason, a carpenter, an artist, a writer, an animatronics engineer, and more. He is collaborating with his brother James on several illustrated books, and is working on his first novel. He lives with his family in Silvertown, Arizona, where he currently works as the production manager at the Coppervale Studio.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers; First edition (May 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416939601
• ISBN-13: 978-1416939603
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,968,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James A. Owen has written and illustrated five books in the bestselling Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series: Here, There Be Dragons, The Search For The Red Dragon; The Indigo King; The Shadow Dragons; and The Dragon's Apprentice. The sixth volume, The Dragons of Winter, and the seventh, The First Dragon, are forthcoming from Simon & Schuster. The series is now being published in more than twenty languages. He is founder and executive director of Coppervale International, an art and design studio that also published the periodicals International Studio and Argosy, develops television and film projects, and is redesigning an entire town, among other ventures. James has written and illustrated two dozen Starchild comics, the Mythworld series of novels, and more. He lives in Arizona with his family.

For more information please go to www.coppervaleinternational.com www.heretherebedragons.net or http://coppervale.livejournal.com/

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Maps and Artwork, February 9, 2008

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R. Gibson "female vampire lover" (Pinetop, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this book after reading a review in a local paper. The authors live near my town and that also influenced my decision as well as my love of pirates and stories. I wasn't disappointed as I found it to be of great historical interest as well as a wonderful book of art and lore. I highly recommend it to the lover of pirate lore as well as those interested in treasure maps and such.

2.0 out of 5 stars Way over-priced and below authors standards., July 1, 2011

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This review is from: Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with this purchase. I received the book and saw how short it was and I thought the content better make up for it. It didn't. It was FAR below the standards of this author.
My 10 year old daughter and I love the "Chronicles" book series and illistrations. We've even purchased the 5 audio books so we could listen to them on long road trips. We were hoping this would be of that caliber and it wasn't. It didn't add to the series at all.
The books content was minimal and illastrations were so-so.
We were VERY disappointed.
We're still looking forward to the release of the next 2 books. I hope the author puts much more effort and his normal creativity into them.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Book Thin in Too Many Ways, February 5, 2009

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I can't disagree with the previous reviewer more, and, in fact, I find that this is the first book that I will return to Amazon.

"Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean" is a collection of only a dozen maps with accompanying text of two to four paragraphs per spread. The maps themselves are neither rich in detail nor terribly well drawn. The text is neither terribly well researched nor well written. I strongly urge potential buyers to take advantage of the "Look Inside" to make sure this is exactly what you want.