The Golden Age of Pirates: An Interactive History Adventure

by Bob Temple

Overview

YOU are making your living at sea at a time when pirates ruled the oceans. Will you stick to an honest life or risk everything for the riches and adventure of piracy?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515742555
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	You Choose: History Series
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	250,925
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Bob Temple lives in Rosemount, Minnesota, with his wife and three children. He has written more than thirty books for children. Over the years, he has coached more than twenty kids' soccer, basketball, and baseball teams. He also loves visiting classrooms to talk about his writing.

Table of Contents

About Your Adventure 5

Chapter 1 Sail Away! 7

Chapter 2 In the Navy 13

Chapter 3 Transporting Treasure 35

Chapter 4 Under a Black Flag 65

Chapter 5 The Power of Pirates 101

Time Line 106

Other Paths to Explore 108

Read More 109

Internet Sites 109

Glossary 110

Bibliography 111

Index 112

Editorial Reviews

The new series called “You Choose” is an innovative way of bringing history to children. Those familiar with the always popular “Choose Your own Adventure” series will recognize how these books work. There are three main story lines leading to thirty-eight different choices and fourteen endings. This title is concerned with the Age of Pirates during the late sixteen hundreds to the seventeen twenties. The reader chooses to be part of the Royal English Navy, a sailor on a merchant ship, or a pirate. Historical facts and conditions are accurately described and give children a true impression of life as a sailor. Several additions at the end of the book provide a time line, glossary, bibliography, and an index. Directions are also provided for the use of the Internet site “Fact-Hound” to gather additional information. This series is sure to be a hit, especially with boys who are reluctant readers. If the six other available titles are as well done as this one, they are a welcome addition to collections for middle readers. However, the steep price may be a deterring factor.

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