Backbeard and the Birthday Suit - Softcover

McElligott, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080279680X ISBN 13: 9780802796806

Publisher: Walker Childrens, 2007

Synopsis

Set sail for a hairy adventure.

Sure, pirates are rough and tough and stinky. But after one particularly rowdy birthday party, even Backbeard must admit that it's time for him to buy a new suit.

With the local clothing shop out of all the traditional pirate garb, even a pirate as ornery as Backbeard can't always get what he wants. Backbeard's unusual new birthday suit will either make him the laughingstock of the whole ship, or the most stylish pirate to ever raise the Jolly Roger.

About this title

About the Author:

MATTHEW McELLIGOTT is the author of several books for children, including The Lion's Share, Absolutely Not, and Backbeard and the Birthday Suit. He teaches at Sage College and also visits elementary schools around the country. He lives in New York.
www.mattmcelligott.com

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-The crew of Backbeard's ship, Five O'Clock Shadow, has thrown him a birthday party, and a good time is had by all-scratching, spitting, breaking bottles, and singing. When the festivities are over, Backbeard is filthier than usual and decides that he needs a new suit of clothes. The shop in town is out of pirate garb, so he ends up dressed like a dandy, in a straw boater and pink waistcoat. The crew fails to recognize him, and another brawl ensues as Backbeard proves that despite his attire he is still the hairiest pirate to sail the five seas. The dimwit jokes get old fairly quickly in this thin plot. Of more interest are McElligott's illustrations. Using pencil, fabric, photography, and digital techniques, the pictures, which keep the chaos neatly contained in frames, have a variety of textures and, in some cases, a three-dimensional effect. There are, however, many more inviting and involving pirate tales available, including Jan Adkins's What If You Met a Pirate? (Roaring Brook, 2004), Brett Helquist's Roger, the Jolly Pirate (HarperCollins, 2004), and Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate (Harcourt, 2003), making this one a marginal addition.-Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ
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About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Childrens
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 080279680X
• ISBN 13: 9780802796806
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32