A Pirate's Life for Me: A Day Aboard a Pirate Ship (Book & Cassette) [Paperback]

Julie Thompson (Author), Brownie Macintosh (Author), Patrick O'Brien (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1997

Have you ever wondered what life was like on a pirate ship? This exciting fact-filled book takes you on a voyage with a crew of pirates as they work, fight, loot, and play on the high seas'

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About the Author

Author: Julie Thompson

In A Pirate's Life for Me!, Julie and Brownie take readers on an exciting, historical pirate voyage. Introducing famous pirates of fact and fiction along the way, children learn the amazing truth about how pirates lived. The book and the performaces are amazingly appealing for both children and their parents. "The mystique of the sea and of pirates does wonderful things for developing and engaging children's imaginations," Julie says. "You can practically see their minds at work."

Julie lives in Gorham, Maine with her husband. Author: Brownie Macintosh

Brownie Macintosh is an internationally published songwriter whose credits include songs for The Kingston Trio, The Irish Rovers, the PBS series "Nova," and the Atlantic Music Corporation. One half of the dynamic duo "Julie and Brownie," he performs for children all over the country.

Brownie currently resides in New Hampshire with his wife and son. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Pub Inc; Pap/Cas edition (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881068357
• ISBN-13: 978-0881068351
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 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: #2,540,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Indy Mom, October 1, 2002

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This review is from: A Pirate's Life for Me! (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my son to learn more about pirates in the few weeks leading up to his 4th birthday when we will use a pirate theme. It's more of a factual telling about the life of pirates vs. a story and the violence one reviewer refers to is probably based on a picture of pirates coming over the bulwarks of a boat with cutlasses waving at fleeing victims. The book doesn't sugar coat the fact that pirates were thieves and pretty "naughty." It has really engaged my son in learning lots of pirate lore like what pets they had (parrots, monkeys and cats), what kind of treasure they were interested in, and their code of honor (a great intro for discussing our house rules), among other things. The book prompts lots of questions on his part. He has clearly enjoyed it and asks for it whenever pirates is the bedtime topic of choice. If you want something more playful, try Kathy Tucker's "Do Pirates Take Baths?" or David McPhail's "Edward and the Pirates." They won't be as educational, but they contrast (and complement) the realism of this book with a traditional fantasy-oriented approach.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just right for my 4-year-old, April 3, 2001

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This review is from: A Pirate's Life for Me! A Day Aboard a Pirate Ship (Book only) (Paperback)

This is a good kids' book, with beautiful illustrations. It gives a good overview of life among eighteenth-century pirates, at a child's level, and will increase a kid's enjoyment of "Treasure Island" or Howard Pyle's wonderful pirate stories, later. This book's pirates are fascinating, somewhat romanticized, but NOT role-models (they're thieving scalawags! What did you expect?); the mentions of danger and violence were VERY restrained, however, and the sailors' folk songs on the flip side of the audiotape accompanying the book are well done, pleasantly sung and properly censored ("Fiddler's Green" has removed all references to "Hell", etc.). My boy has been singing about "Good Fish Chowdah" for days, and will enjoy this book and tape for a long time to come.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Requested by Kids, June 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Pirate's Life for Me! A Day Aboard a Pirate Ship (Book only) (Paperback)

This book is informative, intersting and factual. It had many new vocabulary for my kids to learn. My 3yr old son and 5 year old daughter beg to hear the tape several times a day. Tape has lively songs on one side and the text on the other - read by male and female individuals.