Violet and the Mean and Rotten Pirates - Softcover

Richard Hamilton

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9780747563372: Violet and the Mean and Rotten Pirates
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0747563373 ISBN 13: 9780747563372
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books, 2003

Synopsis

When the mean and rotten pirates raid a ship they get more than they expect in the form of treasure when they find an abandoned baby girl. Violet, Vile for short, soon becomes the apple of every hardened pirate's eye and life on the oceans becomes a lot more interesting for the crew of the Sleek Sally. The Pirates have to teach her all sorts of pirating tricks, but she has a few things of her own to teach this world weary crew. A lovely, funny and very lively story that will grip young readers attention from start to finish.

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About the Author

Richard Hamilton lives in London with his wife and two daughters. This is Richard's first novel for Bloomsbury although he is the author of our forthcoming picture books POLLY'S PICNIC and IF I WERE YOU.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-4-This attempt at a tongue-in-cheek, swashbuckling adventure falls flat. A group of rather tame, tough-talking pirates, headed by a captain who is afraid of the sight of blood, finds a baby on an abandoned ship and adopts her. Predictably, they come to love Violet (or Vile, as they call her) and bring her up as one of their own ("I reckon you is now a fit an' proper pirate, mean and rotten to the core, and ready for raidin'!"). When the captain's hand is cut during a foray, he loses his taste for his work. After Violet learns to read and books open her eyes to the world around her, she convinces the men to settle down in an English fishing village where they set up a pirate circus. The dialogue is stilted, and many readers may be confused by the numerous dropped consonants. There is neither sufficient action nor character development to sustain interest, and the cartoon spot art is equally unengaging. Youngsters who enjoy wacky stories in this vein should stick with Margaret Mahy's The Great Piratical Rumbustification (Godine, 2000) or Tingleberries, Tuckertubs and Telephones (Viking, 1998).
Sue Giffard, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York City
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0747563373
ISBN 13 
9780747563372
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
128
Rating
  • 4.50 out of 5 stars
    12 ratings by Goodreads

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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2003
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