Wednesday, 19 September 2007

Avast matey, it's "International Talk like a Pirate Day"

Ahoy there. 'Tis "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" so ye'll be wantin' to check out these beauties.

For the littl'uns
"1001 pirate things to spot "by Rob Lloyd Jones ; illustrated by Teri Gower.
"The great piratical rumbustification ; &, The librarian and the robbers" by Margaret Mahy
"Pirate-o-pedia" Edited by Alisha Niehaus
"The Usborne official pirate's handbook " by Captain Indigo Stormface (a.k.a. Sam Taplin)

For the big'uns
"The mammoth book of pirates : in which is related many true and eyewitness accounts of the most notorious plunderers to rove the seas" Edited by Jon E. Lewis.
"The pirate hunter : the true story of Captain Kidd" by Richard Zacks.
"Under the black flag : exploits of the most notorious pirates" by Don C. Seitz.

For the whole frisky lot'o'ya
"The Pirates of Penzance" Various performances of the opera by Gilbert and Sullivan
Treasure IslandA variety of interpretations of the classic story from Robert Louis Stevenson.
Pirates of the CarribbeanA popular version of piratical fun to hit the big screen.

Arr.

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