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Pirate Tales: The Pirate Prisoner
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Pirate Tales: The Pirate Prisoner
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Terry Deary
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Illustrated by Helen Flook
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| Series | Pirate Tales |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:64 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Historical fiction |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781472941947
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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| Illustrations |
Black and white throughout
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Bloomsbury Education
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| Publication Date |
13 July 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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!
Author Biography
Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black. He is now author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 40 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.
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