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Pirates! click here for a word doc Ahoy! These books will shiver your timbers! Gather your crew and set sail for adventures on the high seas! (click on the title to go to the catalog)
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Picture Books
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs
On a trip to the school supply closet, Flinn and his pals are called into action by a pirate who needs to reclaim his ship from a nasty band of pirate dinosaurs. Captain Flinn and his sidekicks save the day, and then return to class. JE ANDREA
Fluffy, Scourge of the Sea
Hearken to the swashbuckling tale of Fluffy, a pampered poodle whose pleasure cruise is interrupted by a band of scurvy pirate pooches. Fluffy will need to summon up all of his canine charms if he hopes to avoid the plank and have the pirates eating out of his paws. JE BATEMAN
Pirate Girl
Molly is sailing off to visit her grandmother when she is captured by ferocious Captain Firebeard and his cutthroat crew. Their intention is to hold her for ransom, but the stalwart girl refuses to divulge her parents' names and address despite endless chores and threats of being fed to the sharks. JE FUNKE
Harris, Peter One night, Tom is awakened by a band of rough, tough little girl pirates. So what does he do? He joins their ranks, and together they set sail in search of treasure. JE HARRIS
Sea-Wishing Day
A boy and his dog, Skipper, take off from their small urban backyard into an ocean full of adventure, complete with a ship. JE HEIDBREDER
Pirate Pete : "Where there's Gold I'm a Goin'"
Gold puts the twinkle in Pirate Pete's eye, and where there's gold, he's a-goin'. After stealing a treasure map from the queen, Pete and his parrot set sail for Mermaid Island. Unfortunately, they are sidetracked by the possibilities of gold elsewhere. JE KENNEDY
Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure
Ahoy, mateys! Pirate Pete and his trusty parrot are back for a rollicking good time on the high seas. JE KENNEDY
Krosoczka, Jarrett A jolly "pirate mommy" turns bath time into an excursion at sea as mounds of bubbles create a foaming main for her two sons caught up in pirate fantasies. JE KROSOCZKA
Pirate Treasure
When the pirate ship Daisy is caught in a furious storm and blown upriver, Captain Oliver and First Mate Rosie, who happen to be mice, scuttle plans to raid warehouses for grain in favor of planting their fortune. JE KRUPINSKI
Long, Melinda Young Jeremy Jacob is plucked from obscurity while innocently constructing a sand castle and is thrust into a brand-new life as a pirate. JE LONG ^^ back to the top ^^ Long, Melinda A follow-up to “How I Became a Pirate” in which Jeremy’s pirate friends turn up at his house and accidentally wake his baby sister. JE LONG
Don't Mention Pirates
Scarlet Silver is a little girl who wants to become a pirate -- just like her aunt, Long Joan Silver. But there is one rule in the Silver house: Don't mention pirates. JE MCCONNELL
Captain Abdul's Little Treasure
Kaboom! Who could be a-disturbin' Captain Abdul's beauty sleep firin' cannons? No, it's not an attack on his raucous pirate ship, The Golden Behind. It's a special delivery--a Little Treasure, to be exact, sent courtesy of Mrs. Abdul, who's off on a pirating jaunt of her own. JE MCNAUGHTON
Captain Barnacle's Aquarium
The imaginative exploits of Captain Barnacle and his search for buried treasure are complemented by dozens of fun facts about the sea's creatures, from fish to whales to dolphins to starfish. JE MILLER
Rex, Michael If your dad is willing to save you from pirates, gorilla pirates, robot gorilla pirates and even robot gorilla pirates from Mars, you know hell do anything for you. And if that makes your dad hungry and thirsty or if he gets cuts and bruises, you know just how to take care of him right back. JE REX
Shiver Me Letters : a Pirate ABC
A pirate captain orders his brave and bumbling pirate crew to capture the entire alphabet--and they'll walk the plank if they're missing a single letter. JE SOBEL (A,B,C)
Pirate Pup
Captain Pup and his canine pirate crew must outwit a shipload of cats and return home with the treasure. ^^ back to the top ^^ Early Reader Collection On the Go with Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe Cannon, A. E. Three lightly amusing, easy-to-read short stories introduce two pirates with "stinky feet." JE-R CANNON
Let the Good Times Rolls with Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe Cannon, A. E. After Pirates Pete and Joe do their chores (digging up treasure, counting coins, and re-burying their loot), they head off to play at the Pirate Queen's lighthouse. JE-R CANNON
Way out West with Pirate Pete
and Pirate Joe
Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe are back for a third easy-to-read adventure, and this time they trade their swashbuckling swords for ten-gallon hats in order to search for cousins Cowboy Cleete and Cowboy Moe. JE-R CANNON
Pirate Mom
Yo ho ho! Pete loves pirates, but his mom thinks they are rude and messy. Then Pete and his mom go to see the Amazing Marco, and Marco hypnotizes Pete's mom into thinking "she's "a pirate! ^^ back to the top ^^ NonFiction Collection
A Pirate Adventure
Solway uses a hypothetical voyage on an 18th-century sailing ship to introduce weather: on- and offshore winds, tumultuous gales, prevailing winds, changing climates. J 551.6 SOL
Blackbeard, the Pirate King : Several Yarns
Detailing the Legends, Myths, and Real-life Adventures of History's Most
Notorious Seaman : Told in Verse
The real-life adventures and the myths of the 18th-century pirate have inspired this thrilling collection of biographical poems, compiled in a picture-book format that combines history, adventure, geography, and poetry. J 811.54 L
Pirates & Smugglers
Through stunning illustrations and engaging text, this book makes remarkably clear the fact that pirates have always been and continue to be vicious, greedy, and scary dudes (and dudettes). ^^ back to the top ^^ J Illustrated Fiction
Pirates A browser's delight, this introduction to seventeenth- and eighteenth-century pirates in the Caribbean, printed on extra-heavy stock, offers plenty of information in a colorfully illustrated, highly accessible format. J ILLUSTRATED FICTION MATTHEWS
Pirates of the Caribbean Visual Guide
This insider's guide takes readers on an unforgettable tour of the swashbuckling world of Captain Jack Sparrow. J ILLUSTRATED FICTION PLATT
Seadogs : an Epic Ocean Operetta
In the wordless sequence that opens this swashbuckling comic-strip "operetta," a puppy settles into her theater seat, actors put on makeup and the curtain rises on five singing sailor dogs. J ILLUSTRATED FICTION WHEELER
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