Pirateology is the latest in the successful series by Templar & is told with renowned enthusiasm & style by celebrated children’s author Dugald Steer & illustrated with panache by Anne Yvonne Gibert. Join Captain William Lubber, Pirate Hunter General to the Admiralty in his fictional 1720 work to search the high seas for the wicked pirate Arabella Drummond, her cut-throat crew of sea dogs & her ship`s cat, the redoubtable Mr. Teach! The story of adventure on the high seas is told in the form of journal entries, complemented with drawings, maps & mini-booklets embedded in the pages. This unforgettable journal of his search across the most dangerous waters of the world is packed with maps, charts, wonderful illustrations of pirate ships & sloops. It details some of the world’s most famous pirates including Blackbeard & Edward Teach & shows the areas they terrorised in search of gold & jewels. The book contains features such as a real compass set into the cover, a hidden treasure map, a working sun-dial, a page of foiled, embossed doubloons & ‘pieces of eight’ & much more. ...

Aha me hearties! Ever wondered what goes on aboard a pirate ship? Then read this 24 page booklet on how we capture our villainous foes, who the rogues are that make up our crew, how we entertain ourselves, & how we get punished when we do wrong. And once you know our secrets, build your own model ship
- made from sturdy cardboard
- & become your own savvy pirate on the lookout for treasure & scurvy dogs! Aar!

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Here comes a great addition to this exciting sticker book series for boys. This title is packed with historically accurate pirate costumes & juicy details on how pirates really lived, from Viking pirates in the first century to the Chinese pirates of the 1800s. It is presented with over 150 stickers to choose from, including costumes for fearsome pirates & their foes, plus pirate parrots & pirate flags. ...

Ahoy me hearties! Flip the pages & create 20, 736 different swashbuckling pirates in this fun mix & match book. Each page is split into four sections with humorous pictures of pirate hats, tops, breeches or skirts & footware. On the other side, there are black & white line drawings to colour in giving even more hilarious combinations. ...

Hot on the heels of the widely popular Sounds of the Wild series comes Sounds of the Past
- books that bring history to life. In
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There`s an anchor in the butter! There`s a spyglass by the juice! There are parrots on the carrots! There are PIRATES on the loose! For one little boy, a trip to the supermarket is turned upside down. A swashbuckling pirate crew wreak havoc in the aisles, but the grown-ups can`t see them. Can he convince the pirates to behave? A hilarious new picture book from the bestselling author & illustrator team behind DINOSAURS IN THE SUPERMARKET. ...

Explore the lives of 10 real pirates & learn about life on the high seas with this book that comes with your very own magnifying glass. Spot more than 200 pirate-themed items in each eye-boggling illustration, & learn about navigation, sea-faring & life above (and below) deck in this book packed with authentic detail & intricate cutaway scenes. ...

Meet the Jolley-Rogers
- a pirate family who're moving to Dull-on-Sea, a quiet seaside town. Stopping to fix up their ship, this
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From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco & the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli, Christian & Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle & to trade goods & sales
- raiding as far as Ireland & Iceland in search of their human currency. Studying the origins of these men, their culture & practices, Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs & uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations. Drawing on a wealth of material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates & their victims, as well as recent Islamic accounts, ” Pirates of Barbary” provides a new perspectives of the corsairs & a fascinating insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain & so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind.
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In November 2008, Somali pirates seized the Sirius Star, a supertanker carrying $100 million-worth of oil & demanded a $25 million ransom for its return. This story, following hot on the heels of the capture of the Ukrainian vessel MV Faina, brought piracy back to the front pages
- but these were by no means isolated incidents. Over the past few years, piracy has once again become the scourage of the high seas. Throughout 2008, close to 90 ships were seized in the Gulf of Aden alone &, in many cases, the pirates were paid million-dollar ransoms to release them. What is the reason for this modern-day phenomenon & just who are the men behind it? What started as a patrol to combat commerical plundering of their fish stocks has now grown into a highly organised & lucrative business. In a war-torn country, the pirates have brought hope & entire villages depend on the wealth that they bring in
- they have even been likened to Robin Hood. But whatever the motives behind their actions, these modern-day buccaneers should not be romanticised
- their attacks are becoming more violent & they are increasingly in possession of automatic weapons & rocket-propelled grenades. Nigel Cawthorne looks at the attacks that have taken place in the Malacca Straits, the Gulf of Guinea & off the coast of Bangladesh, plus he questions how the international community & its peace-keeping forces can try to bring stability & security back to the oceans of the world.


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