Shiver Me Timbers...This is a Fun Read!

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	• How I Became a Pirate Melinda Long Harcourt, Inc., 2003 - 44 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Outstanding!

We got this book for our son's fourth birthday. He is very much into pirates at the moment, and he LOVES this book. It has wonderful illustrations, good vocabulary, and a wonderful message about the fun of adventure and the comfort of returning home.

Away My Hearties to a great read

This is a great adventure book for younger kids. Our family has really enjoyed all the Pirate books and look forward to more.

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great book

My son (4 yr) likes this book. It is illustrated well and entertaining.

Shiver Me Timbers...This is a Fun Read!

A feel good romping adventure for young readers! I found myself unable to contain a smile while reading How I Became a Pirate and neither could my children. They liked it so well that Girl (the older of the two) read it to her brother several more times which always indicate that a book is a BIG hit. The text and illustrations are hilariously complimentary and simply a joy to be able to read. This is the story of one Jeremy Jacob who happens to find himself the chief digger for dread pirate Braid Beard and his scurvy crew. As the story starts we learn that pirates have bad teeth (and they are illustrated perfectly) and sing off key. Having taken a wrong turn at Bora Bora (a la bugs bunny...a very nice "in" joke for the parents), they find themselves no where near the Spanish Main and desperately need a place to bury their treasure. Jeremy is whisked away from this outing at the beach and learns the ins and outs of pirate life. The pro's (disgusting table manners encouraged and enjoyed by all, on board soccer, pillow fights every night, getting to talk like a pirate) and con's (no tucking in bed, no bedtimes story and definitely no good night kiss) lead Jeremy to conclude that perhaps pirate life is NOT for him. Young readers will, no doubt, enjoying reading about how Jeremy makes it back home for his soccer practice and where the pirates ultimately wind up burying their treasure. I give this story five stars...it's just too fun a read not to!! I think that How I Became a Pirate is best suited for 3-7 year olds, but I think it would make a fun read aloud for younger children. The text is certainly simple enough for emerging readers to be able to tackle without too much trouble.

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a funny book, if not that original

I read this book to my younger sister and it is her favorite book. The illustrations are cute and the story has funny bits. However, I think this whole pirate thing is getting a little tired. I'm sure real sea-going passengers in the past "age of sail" would not to be captured by pirates.

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