Pirate Diary

The Journal of Jake Carpenter, Cabin Boy

• Author(s): Richard Platt,
• Publisher: Candlewick Press
• Pages: 128
• ISBN_10: 0763678503
  ISBN_13: 9780763678500
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Pirates , Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Exploration & Discovery , Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Folklore & Mythology ,

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"Platt weaves vast quantities of nautical information into a text as lively as it is absorbing." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Curious about life on a pirate ship? Check out PIRATE DIARY: THE JOURNAL OF JAKE CARPENTER, an account of adventure on the high seas as told by a feisty nine-year-old carpenter’s apprentice, circa 1716. Historically accurate illustrations of ship and crew, a map of Jake’s travels, and a detailed glossary and index vividly reveal the fascinating - and harsh - life of a pirate in the eighteenth century. Ships ahoy!