Pirate School (All Aboard Reading, Level 2, Grades 1-3) [Paperback]

Cathy East Dubowski (Author), Mark Dubowski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 8, 1996 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

While studying the tough, seafaring life of a pirate at P.S. 1, two young pirates discover buried treasure at the same time, and the amusing results are observed by everyone.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3?Pete is a young pirate who attends school on a pirate ship where the rules are geared toward the unkindly: "Finders keepers, losers weepers." Captain Bones encourages fighting to solve disputes, and Pete is happy to wrestle with classmate Grimy after a name-calling match. On Treasure Hunt Day, Pete and Grimy find themselves forced to cooperate in order to escape certain death and decide to share the treasure "Even Steven" down to the last gold coin. Children will enjoy this beginning reader with all of the bickering and rule reversals. The cartoon illustrations are well done, with interesting backgrounds and each character's feelings clear from his facial expressions. The combination of full-page and smaller pictures on white pages works well.?Sharon R. Pearce, San Antonio Public Library, TX
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers; Reissue edition (August 8, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448411326
• ISBN-13: 978-0448411323
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I am six and I think that Pirate School is great., October 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Pirate School (All Aboard Reading, Level 2, Grades 1-3) (Paperback)

I like pirates a lot. I like this book because Pete and Grimey learn that they should not fight. I think it would be fun to be in Pirate School in real life. I think that kids of all ages should read this book. Even girls would like this book.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!!!, June 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pirate School (All Aboard Reading, Level 2, Grades 1-3) (Paperback)

It is one of the funniest childrens books I've ever read. My 6 year old son loves it. If you love a laugh and love Pirates then buy this book!! (good moral story too ; )

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for early reading, August 9, 2005

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This review is from: Pirate School (All Aboard Reading, Level 2, Grades 1-3) (Paperback)

This is a very enjoyable pirate story for beginning readers or for us parents to read to our kids. It is about kids of pirates that go to school every day just like toehr kids, only they go in a school bus painted row boat to a giant pirate ship/public school. The lessons they teach are backwards to our own morals and not fair, as the kids are to be greedy and not share, and worse yet to fight when they have disputes. But these rules dont work when it is treasure hunt day on the spooky island. Although each boy claims to have found the treasure first, they quickly learn tha if they are to survice, they must ingore the pirate rules and instead cooperate, share, help out, and trust each other. Wonderful story, I highly reccommend.