Pirateology Guidebook and Model Set (Ologies) [Hardcover]

Captain William Lubber (Author), Dugald A. Steer (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Ologies

Avast, ye PIRATEOLOGY fans! Behold, an exclusive guide to
the goings-on aboard a pirate vessel — plus an exciting scale model of a real pirate ship.

How do pirates capture a ship? What sort of ships do they favor? Who are the rogues that make up a pirate crew — and how do they entertain themselves, or punish each other? After poring through a twenty-four-page book that presents a true taste of life aboard a pirate vessel, young pirate hunters can turn their skills to assembling a model of a typical pirate ship. With this sturdy ship model at hand, savvy pirate hunters are sure to spot any scurvy dogs from leagues away. Aar!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (April 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763635820
• ISBN-13: 978-0763635824
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 1.1 x 12.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking guidebook the most valuable tool on any young pirate hunter's next great adventure, June 5, 2007

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A Customer (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirateology Guidebook and Model Set (Ologies) (Hardcover)

Ahoy, mateys! Famed pirate hunter Captain William Lubber just will not rest until he has captured every last seafaring villain to wreak havoc on the open water. In PIRATEOLOGY: GUIDEBOOK AND MODEL SET, the companion to Dugald A. Steer's PIRATEOLOGY, the good captain employs (forces, rather) the help of one very bad pirate to better understand just how these wily buccaneers storm the seven seas.

Designed as a private journal brimming with the same fanciful art, historical trivia and hair-raising adventure that made the 'Ologies books bestsellers, every aspect of pirate life is carefully detailed in Lubber's handwritten notes and elaborate illustrations --- from instructions on how to sail (or, more importantly, seize) a ship and the ways captives are punished, to what the crew will typically eat, drink, wear and do to keep themselves entertained.

The antiquated maps, charts and secret code keys, as well as an intricate scale model of a typical pirate ship to build yourself, make this breathtaking guidebook the most valuable tool on any young pirate hunter's next great adventure.

--- Reviewed by Marisa Emralino

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book for Pirate Lovers, November 11, 2007

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Simon Walters (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirateology Guidebook and Model Set (Ologies) (Hardcover)

My son really enjoyed reading a couple of pages in this each night and discovering exciting things on every page. So did I!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pirateology guidebook and set, July 15, 2008

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Qweene of Tarts "stamp lackey" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pirateology Guidebook and Model Set (Ologies) (Hardcover)

i gave this book as a gift to an 8-year-old boy, and he was absolutely thrilled. He marched right upstairs and assembled the pirate ship model, then came back within the hour to show it to his mom and me. It's a book AND a toy combined!