The Barefoot Book of Pirates - Softcover

Walker, Richard

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9781841488868: The Barefoot Book of Pirates

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841488860 ISBN 13: 9781841488868

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2002

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A collection of folktales and legends about pirates includes the story of Robin Hood's encounter with pirates while on vacation at the seashore, the saga of a band of Scottish pirates who attack a monastery, and the spooky tale of a merchant and his servant who discover an abandoned pirate ship. Reprint.

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About the Author:

Walker is a professional storyteller and freelance broadcaster and writer who has told his stories all over the UK.

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Plumbing the storytelling traditions of diverse cultures, from Japan to Morocco to Persia, both Walker and Matthews come up with treasure for this smashing pair of themed anthologies. While a few tales are standards (e.g., "The Princess and the Pea," "Sleeping Beauty"), most are not. It will be news to most readers, for example, that Robin Hood once took a seaside holiday ("Robin Hood and the Pirates"), and that the list of famous swashbucklers includes an Irish woman ("Pirate Grace"). Many of the princesses, too, deviate from familiar patterns. The Chinese "Beggar Princess" survives an attempted drowning by her new husband, only to rise above him; a picky Iroquois princess atones for a foolish decision through her brave deeds ("The Horned Snake's Wife"). The prose in both volumes is top-notch?richly embellished and seamless. Whelan's effervescent artwork recalls Jane Ray's in composition, color and use of detail and borders. She tailors her delicate watercolors to each story's country of origin. "The Abbey Bells," for instance, a Scottish pirate tale, features plaid ship's sails. Each story is presented against a different background page color, and tiny thumbnail illustrations hover about the page numbers (a pair of violins for "Music Charms the Pirates"; ankle bracelets and crown for the African "Princess Who Lost Her Hair"). Superbly executed, these buoyant volumes are must-haves for storytellers and folk- and fairy-tale fans. Ages 4-8.
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