"Through Tucker's 13 brief, bouncy verses, buccaneer wannabes can explore their career choice. . . . Any little employment concerns left unanswered by Tucker's text are addressed by the host of goofy line-and-watercolor cartoon pirates. . . . A good scratch for any story hour crowd itching for some silliness."--The Bulletin. Full color.
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PreSchool-K?Rolling motion characterizes both words and pictures in this pleasant book. Bouncy, six-line verses provide colorful, innocent answers to 13 childlike questions. Readers learn that pirates eat barnacle stew, scrub their knees with seashells, and dance the hornpipe every afternoon. Even when they seize a ship, they merely tie their captives up with "good strong rope." Lighthearted illustrations add to the vision of jolly sea villains. Caricatures drawn with fluid lines and filled in with sunny acrylics show the men in constant motion. They toss food into their mouths, do cannonball dives into the ocean, and march across the plank to another ship with arm-waving, strutting gusto. Only when they are cozily swaying in their hammocks, dreaming of their mothers, are they still. Young children already fascinated with pirates will be pleased with the jovial picture this book paints.?Nancy Seiner, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Ages 4-7. This sprightly picture book gives the lowdown on those low-down varmints, pirates. Each two-page spread offers a new glimpse of their sometimes nefarious, sometimes silly actvities: "Just once in a while, / when they smell very bad, / they jump into the seas. / They use sea foam / to wash their hair, / and shells to scrub their knees." Whatever tricks the pirates may be up to, like capturing a rival ship, are lightly looked upon by Wescott's cheerful watercolors. They make pirating seem like lots of fun indeed. Ilene Cooper
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This bright and cheery book about pirates is hilarious. Bright and cheery describes a pirate's life? Yes, as you read how pirates work, if they have pets, and what they dream about plus the answer to many more questions you haven't thought of before. The illustrations are full of life and the rhyming descriptions are a lot of fun. "Do Pirates Have Birthdays? Of course they do--with presents and games and lots of soda pop. The cook makes a cake with doubloons inside and a skull-and-bones on top." Of course the cake is bright pink with a happy skull and bones on top. In the background pirates play pin-the-tail-on-the-whale and eat ice cream by the scoopful. Loads of fun!
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Library Binding
What a great book! My 2 1/2 year old son loves the rhyming text, the fun pictures, and was particularly interested in what pirates dream of! Of course, parents must put on their salty drawl to make the book even more fun, Matey! A great addition to a child's book collection.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Tracy Zerr
Format:Paperback
I am a mother of two boys ages 3 and 4. We like this book. It has cute pictures and the rhyming is fun. It is a book full of questions and then answers the questions in ryhme. Silly and fun.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Just loved this book, it was silly and thoroughly enjoyed by our 4 year old. He was quite amuzed at the ending!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Harry's Mom
Format:Paperback
This book is the perfect fun read for your pre-schooler age 5 and under who is curious about pirates and you want to keep it light. Plus it's a quick read when you're looking for something short. My only caution is if your child repeats lines from books-- beware of "surrender cowardly scum!"
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Lil's mommy
Format:Paperback
This book is great. I got it for my son's 3rd birthday since he thinks he actually is a pirate! On his actual birthday, I read this to his pre-school class and they loved it. It does have some language that I would be careful with, make sure they know not to repeat it...but I think they get it. They talk about pirates having jolly fights and they are "fighting" with mops and smiles on their faces. I actually enjoy it too and even my almost 5 year old who is extremely girlie seems to enjoy it too.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By L. Beazley
Format:Paperback
This is a funny book. I got it for my son when he was 5 and he still loves it at 8 years old. This is a great book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Of all the pirate books out there this is by far the funniest one. Short questions top each page (Do pirates take baths?) and brief but funny explanations follow. Be sure to examine the illustrations-some of the book's funniest moments are wordless. This is a book you and your children will enjoy equally, and will definitly read many times over.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
fun book
I didn't like the stickers, or one type of barcode sticker on the back. It was so hard to remove it.
Published 6 days ago by Erinli
5.0 out of 5 stars
Such a cute little book!
We ordered this for our son and love it! I do wish it was hardback, but still super cute! If you have a little boy, a must get!
Published 1 month ago by princessfaith82
5.0 out of 5 stars
cute
My son who is 4.5 years old liked the book. He is very into pirates so this book was fitting.
Published 2 months ago by Ben
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fun and easy book
My three-year-old grandson loved this book, especially as it was accompanied by a pirate ship! We had fun discussing in advance of his reading it whether pirates really did take... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pat Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cute book
Really cute book! My pirate loving four year old loves it! Really good pictures too! I highly recommend it. :)
Published 6 months ago by Dana Burke
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pirate-y Poetry
This is a book of short poems about what pirates do (or don't do). The poems are cute, short and funny, and you don't have to read them all at the same time, which was great for me... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Amber Nicole McKinney
4.0 out of 5 stars
Silly book
This book is a fun read for my 2 and 5 year old. They both enjoyed the pictures and my 5 year old enjoyed the story line as well. It's a good silly fast read.
Published 11 months ago by A. Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!
Really a cleaver and fun book. My 3 year old daughter loves it. You could throw a birthday party around the theme of this book too (has a passage about pirate birthdays).
Published 16 months ago by reviewer
1.0 out of 5 stars
Grandson hates this book
I bought "Do Pirates Take Baths?" plus "How I Became A Pirate" for my 3-year-old grandson who loves pirates.
Well, he HATES "Do Pirates Take Baths?". Read more
Well, he HATES "Do Pirates Take Baths?". Read more
Published on April 1, 2011 by lagirl55
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I bought this book during my 4 year old's "Pirate Phase" and it's turned into a nightly classic. We love the rhymes and the silliness. Read more
Published on December 2, 2010 by Kim
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