Kingfisher Knowledge: Pirates & Smugglers - Softcover

Butterfield, Moira

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753462486 ISBN 13: 9780753462485

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2008

Synopsis

This is a swashbuckling introduction to the highwaymen--and women--of the seas from the Cilician pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean more than two thousand years ago to today's well-organized and ruthless buccaneers who target supertankers on the China Sea. The book examines the terror tactics of pirates throughout the ages and uncovers the secretive schemes of modern-day smugglers.

About this title

About the Author:

Moira Butterfield has written award-winning novelty titles for preschool children and a wide range of children's nonfiction books on history, science, and nature.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-7–Through stunning illustrations and engaging text, this book makes remarkably clear the fact that pirates have always been and continue to be vicious, greedy, and scary dudes (and dudettes). From the first section, dealing with ancient pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean, through today's outlaws, this book is fascinating. Photographs from the movies mix with drawings and reproductions to clarify the text. Many illustrations are graphic, which should appeal to students already enthralled with the smugglers' bloodthirsty ways. Captain Kidd, a Scottish pirate, is shown as a rotting corpse, chained and hanging as a reminder to all not to succumb to such crimes. Al Capone, not really a pirate in the classic sense of the word, nevertheless gets a mention because he smuggled illegal alcohol. The author explains that while the old-timers dealt in slavery and gold and the like, modern outlaws are drawn to exotic wildlife, illicit drugs, and arms. Like Milton Meltzer's fine Piracy & Plunder: A Murderous Business (Dutton, 2001), this title offers a true look at the world of piracy and is a bit better illustrated.–Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0753462486
• ISBN 13: 9780753462485
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64