A man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure & even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. A classic example of the best narrative history ...

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Pete, the young pirate's shipmate, has uncovered an old hidden treasure map. Join him on his swashbuckling adventure in search of the spot marked X. His mission is a daring one & of the pirates catch him he'll walk the plank for sure! Pete's adventure is brought vividly to life with five amazing pop-up scenes, complete with layers & windows revealing the 3D world within! ...

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Anchors away for an action-packed voyage with Pirate Pete & his mischievous, violet parrot.





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Ahoy, mateys! Pirate Pete & the gang are back again for another rollicking good time on the high seas. A new addition to the enormously successful Pirate Pete series, this book revisits our favorite characters as they set out on another adventure. This time Pete is in search of a crew for his new ship. He needs one that not only acts like a pirate but TALKS like a pirate. He "interviews" several applicants only to find they don't talk right! ...

Details: Two sheets of fun & colourful pirate print gift wrap & two accompanying gift tags. Ideal for: Perfect for wrapping
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This is a fantastic, new, padded hardback edition of this exciting & fun adventure, which challenges young children to answer a puzzle on every double page. Pirate schoolboy Joe is invited to join his Uncle Bill in a hunt for treasure on Deadly Isle. But crafty Captain Cutthroat is also on the trail & it looks like he may just get there first... Brightly coloured, detailed illustrations in a cartoon style, along with plenty of maps, guides & things to spot, help children become engrossed in this absorbing adventure story. Answers & hints can be found in the last two pages of the book. ...

Part of the " Usborne Activities" series, this book is suitable for boys & girls who yearn for a life on the ocean wave! It is packed with piratey projects such as pirate finger-puppets, a booty-filled treasure chest & a pirate ship painting. It also features dressing-up ideas including a pirate hat, eye-patch, sword & telescope. ...

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Captain Bluebelly & his loyal crew are the laughing stock of the pirate world when their ship starts to

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Pirates have been around as long as people have used the oceans as trade routes, & their reign on the world's high seas has inspired many a novelist. But the type of pirate Ross Kemp is investigating now is a world away from the cutlass-&-peg-leg stereotype of Treasure Island & Pirates of the Caribbean. The corsairs he meets in Somalia, Indonesia & Nigeria are armed with AK47 assault rifles, RPG-7 rocket launchers & semi-automatic pistols. They race towards their targets in speed-boats & board & capture vessels in a flash. They are violent, dangerous & ruthless
- they will stop at nothing to get the ransoms they have demanded. Piracy is becoming an increasingly serious problem that is not going away. As the pirates he meets stretch their operations ever further to new hunting grounds, Kemp finds out, often to his cost, how much of a force to be reckoned with they are.
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