Pirate Tales
5 total works
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...
Nevis Island, Caribbean, 1680
Red-legs Greaves has been a slave, a pirate, and a rich sugar planter. Now he's a prisoner. And next morning, he'll be dead - hanged by the neck for piracy! His only friend is a slave girl called Lou. Can Lou do anything to save Red-legs? It would take a miracle...
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.
Book Band: Grey
Ideal for ages 8+
Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Nevis Island, Caribbean, 1680
Red-legs Greaves has been a slave, a pirate, and a rich sugar planter. Now he's a prisoner. And next morning, he'll be dead - hanged by the neck for piracy! His only friend is a slave girl called Lou. Can Lou do anything to save Red-legs? It would take a miracle...
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.
Book Band: Grey
Ideal for ages 8+
Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Plymouth, 1577
Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on his mission to steal
South American gold from the Spanish fleet. Can Tom survive the trip
round the world, through waves three times the height of their tiny
ship, help Drake defeat the Spanish galleons - and come back rich?
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!
Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on his mission to steal
South American gold from the Spanish fleet. Can Tom survive the trip
round the world, through waves three times the height of their tiny
ship, help Drake defeat the Spanish galleons - and come back rich?
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!
The North Atlantic, 1726
Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good...
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!
Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good...
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!
Ireland, 1593
Grace O'Malley is the greatest pirate that ever lived, the terror of
the Irish Sea. Her gang of cut-throats rule the waves ... until Grace is
captured! But instead of being hanged, she is sent to London - by royal
command. What will happen when the Queen of the Pirates meets the Queen
of England?
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!
Grace O'Malley is the greatest pirate that ever lived, the terror of
the Irish Sea. Her gang of cut-throats rule the waves ... until Grace is
captured! But instead of being hanged, she is sent to London - by royal
command. What will happen when the Queen of the Pirates meets the Queen
of England?
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps
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The North Atlantic, 1726
Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good...
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.
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'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps
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The North Atlantic, 1726
Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good...
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.
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'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps