Swashbuckling Scoundrels: Pirates in Fact and Fiction Contributor(s): Kaplan, Arie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467752525 ISBN-13: 9781467752527 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
Binding Type: Library Binding - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
Dewey: 910.45 |
LCCN: 2014026704 |
Age Level: 10-18 |
Grade Level: 5-13 |
Lexile Measure: 1180(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.4" W x 9.3" L (0.80 lbs) 72 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: You might be a fan of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But did you know that real-life pirates were even more daring and charismatic? For example, Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, reportedly kept a lit fuse under his hat, creating a frightening haze of smoke around his head. William Fly, convicted of piracy in 1726, had to show his executioner how to tie the noose that went around his neck at the gallows. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kaplan, Arie: - Arie Kaplan has written jokes and comedy sketches for the television series TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest.... He has also written humor articles for MAD Magazine. Aside from his work as a comedy writer, Arie has written numerous nonfiction books for young readers on subjects ranging from the life of Vlad the Impaler to the history of pop music. As a comics writer, he has written comic book stories and graphic novels for DC Comics, Archie Comics, Bongo Comics, IDW Publishing, Penguin Young Readers Group, and other publishers. He is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction book From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books, which was a 2008 finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives with his family in New York City. Please check out his website, www.ariekaplan.com |
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