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Young Jeremy Jacob is plucked from obscurity while innocently constructing a sand castle and is thrust into a brand-new life as a pirate. Captain Braid Beard and his crew recognize Jeremy as an exceptionally talented digger and they happen to be in desperate need of a digger to help them bury a treasure chest. Jeremy thinks a pirate life sounds like fun, as long as he’s back the next day in time for soccer practice, and so he goes along with the ragtag group of seafaring thugs (with hearts of gold, naturally). And while Jeremy adores the pirates’ lack of table manners and opposition to vegetables, he comes to realize that a life away from his parents lacks some of the niceties to which he’s become accustomed. Nobody tucks him in at night, for instance, and the only book available to read is a treasure map. Melinda Long’s story, narrated with a sense of boastful exaggeration by Jeremy, is full of a sense of high adventure that's lovingly evocative of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tales. David Shannon's illustrations, full of a goofy vibrancy, are a perfect accompaniment to the story. (Ages 4 to 8) --John Moe
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MELINDA LONG is a teacher and the author of the award-winning bestseller How I Became a Pirate. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many popular picture books, including How I Became a Pirate. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.
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How I Became a Pirate
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Harcourt Children's Books, 2003
ISBN 10: 015207032X
ISBN 13: 9780152070328
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. David Shannon (illustrator). VG hardcover in VG jacket. 2003. Later printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR on bookplate w/no inscription. Pages all clean/unmarked. Illustrated throughout by David Shannon. Jacket clean and solid with short nick to bottom corner. 'Autographed copy' sticker to front. Unpaginated. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # L02775
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. David Shannon (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. The book appears unread, jacket has slight curl front top, sticker on front of jacket "Autographed Books", Author & Illustrator autographs on a plate on the title page of book. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Seller Inventory # 002991
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST Edition, later printing. Fine volume in a Near Fine UNclipped Dust jacket. * SIGNED by BOTH* the author AND Illustrator on a special publishers bookplate on half-title page - NOT INSCRIBED to anyone. Clean and tight throughout. No markings. Glossy pictorial book boards mirror jacket. Dust Jacket has tiny/micro creases along extremities, else Perfect. Fabulous artwork. Gift condition. Mylar protected jacket. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004811
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