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Published in Great Britain in MMXIX by Book House, an imprint of The Salariya Book Company Ltd 25 Marlborough Place, Brighton BN1 1UB www.salariya.com ISBN: 978-1-912537-88-4
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Author: John Townsend worked as a secondary school teacher before becoming a full-time writer. He specialises in illuminating and humorous information books for all ages.
Artist: David Antram studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time artist. He has illustrated many children’s non-fiction books.
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Disclaimer: The author really has n’t made anything up in this book (ap art from some daft limericks and jokes) . He checked out the foul facts as best he could and even double-checked the fouler bits to make sure – so please don’t get too upset if you find out something dif ferent from someone wearing an earring and eyepatch shouting ‘aarrrrrgh’, any one called Jolly Roger or a parrot wit ha wooden leg called Captain Flint (bu t who knows what its other leg is called?)
If I had my way, I’d RATify the lot!
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g n i g n r i n a r w a l w a i l c a i i f f c i f O Of Don’t be fooled by all those swashbuckling adventure stories wh ere jolly pirates find chests of buried treasure and escape on spectacular sailing ships to beautiful tropical islands. The real world of pirates wa s brutal, cut-throat and deadly.
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more than violent After all, pirates are no ct, the word robbers on water. In fa e Latin ‘pirata’, ‘pirate’ comes from th sea robber, and which means sailor or eirates’, meaning from the Greek word ‘p There’s nothing ‘one who attacks ships’. anyone who seizes very glamorous about or in port. Pirates or destroys ships at sea sands of years, have done this for thou ding routes of such as attacking the tra ing grain and ancient Greece, or robb ips. The Vikings olive oil from Roman sh t pirates in were some of the fierces d looted between Europe. They raided an ies. the 8th and 12th centur
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Thousands of pirate s around the world were terrorising sailo rs in the 1600s and 1700s – often called the ‘Golden Age of Piracy’. After readin g this book, you might call it the ‘Gru esome Age of Gross ’. You’re about to disc over how life on the high seas could be fo ul, disgusting and scary. There again, some of the cheesin ess coming up may mak e you cringe. Brace yourself – you have been warned…
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Loopy limerick There was a young pirate named Molly Whose parrot squawked 'I'm Pretty Polly', Till she fell into ice And froze in a trice… Oh golly, now Polly's a lolly! (What you might call a polygon.)
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Riddle time Q: What ha s 8 legs, 8 ar ms and 8 eyes? A: 8 pirates .
call a u o y o d t eyes, Q: Wha o w t h t i pirate w and two legs? ds two han . inner A: A beg
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