The Not-So-Jolly Roger (Time Warp Trio) - Hardcover

Scieszka, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670837547 ISBN 13: 9780670837540

Publisher: Viking, 1991

Synopsis

Once again, three friends are sent back in time by a magic book and they find themselves prisoners of the evil pirate Blackbeard.

About this title

About the Author:

Multiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in fiction. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. He is the author of many books for children including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith).  In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called Guys Read” that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. In 2008, Jon was named the country’s first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children’s literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading. You can visit Jon online at www.jsworldwide.com.

Review:

"[The Time Warp Trio's] tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading."

İThe Time Warp Trio?s¨ tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading. ("School Library Journal," starred review)

[The Time Warp Trios] tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading. ("School Library Journal," starred review)

[The Time Warp Trioas] tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading. ("School Library Journal," starred review)

[The Time Warp Trio s] tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading. ("School Library Journal", starred review)

[The Time Warp Trio?s] tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading. ("School Library Journal", starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0670837547
• ISBN 13: 9780670837540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 57
• Illustrator: Smith Lane