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The Giant Rat of Sumatra: Or Pirates Galore
Contributor(s): Fleischman, Sid (Author), Hendrix, John (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 0060742402     ISBN-13: 9780060742409
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
OUR PRICE: $7.59  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2006
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Annotation: A Newbery Medalist offers a new pirate adventure set in San Diego, California, in 1846. Twelve-year-old Shipwreck, a cabin boy on the pirate ship "The Giant Rat of Sumatra," is so named because he survived a shipwreck. This is his story. Illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Pirates
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 680(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.5" L (0.40 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/16/2006 pg. 56
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 85481
Reading Level: 4.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:

A swashbuckling tale of thievery and revenge

The Giant Rat of Sumatra is the most notorious pirate ship in the Pacific. Its ferocious figurehead, a rat with crooked teeth and gouged-out eyes, strikes fear in the heart of every seafaring crew. Now the ship has dropped anchor in San Diego. Twelve-year-old cabin boy Shipwreck -- so named after he was rescued from the sea by the pirates -- is anxious to begin his long journey home to Boston. Instead, he finds himself swept up in a treacherous plot. It seems his adventure is only just beginning. . . .


Contributor Bio(s): Fleischman, Sid: -

Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.


 
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