Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates - Softcover

Crimi, Carolyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763649996 ISBN 13: 9780763649999

Publisher: Candlewick, 2010

Synopsis

BOWK! Buccaneers and book lovers will squawk with laughter as Henry and his hare-brained crew face another high-seas adventure. Now in paperback. (Ages 4-8)

Barnacle Black Ear and his band of Buccaneer Bunnies are back! The floppy-eared scallywags are busy — shooting one another out of cannons; swinging from the masts of their ship — too busy to listen when Henry finds a threatening message in a bottle. While Henry works frantically on his book mapping out a plan, his mates bowl with coconuts or dig for treasure, and his father, Black Ear, bellows that Henry is wasting his time. But when Crazed Chicken Pirates attack the unsuspecting Bunnies, will Henry and his book save the day?

About this title

About the Author:

Carolyn Crimi is the author of numerous books for young readers, including WHERE'S MY MUMMY? and the award-winning HENRY AND THE BUCCANEER BUNNIES, both illustrated by John Manders. Carolyn Crimi lives in Illinois.

John Manders has illustrated several books for children, including HENRY AND THE BUCCANEER BUNNIES, WHERE'S MY MUMMY?, THE PERFECT NEST, and MINNIE'S DINER: A MULTIPLYING MENU. He lives in Pennsylvania.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2—The Buccaneer Bunnies are a happy lot as they loll and cavort around their island, except young Henry. He discovers a threatening note warning of an impending invasion from some foul fowl and spends all his time preparing for and writing a book on what to do if an attack comes. The rest of the crew barely tolerates the behavior of the distinctively nervous milquetoast. But when Henry wakes up to find his fellow buccaneers captured by crazed chicken pirates, he swings into action by following his book's instructions and saves them. With the defeated fowl put to sea, Henry settles down to write his next book—which turns out to be the one that readers have in hand. The watercolor, gouache, and pencil illustrations give a goofy cartoon elasticity to the characters that perfectly matches the lighthearted plot. Youngsters will cheer for humble Henry, who becomes a hero because he is so carefully prepared. With kids riding high on pirate books, this follow-up to Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies (Candlewick, 2005) will find a place in most collections.—Marge Loch-Wouters, La Crosse Public Library, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0763649996
• ISBN 13: 9780763649999
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Manders John