The big book of pirates / [original Spanish text] by Joan and Albert Vinyoli ; text abridged and adapted by Alissa Heyman ; illustrated by Xosé Tomás.

By:

Heyman, Alissa

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Sterling, 2011.Description: 103 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

1402780567
9781402780561 (trade)

Other title:

Pirates

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

364.16/4 22

LOC classification:

PZ7.H457 Bi 2011

Contents:

From "The corsair" / Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) -- From "La canción del pirata" ("The song of the pirate") / José de Espronceda -- The rover / Joseph Conrad -- The black corsair / Emilio Salgari -- Queen of the Caribbean / Emilio Salgari -- The vengeance of a helmsman / Soledad Acosta de Samper -- Blackbeard / from Howard Pyle's Book of pirates -- The blighting of Sharkey / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- The ghost pirates / William Hope Hodgson -- Captain Singleton / Daniel Defoe -- Pirates of the Spanish Caribbean / from Howard Pyle's Book of pirates -- Captain Scarfield / from Howard Pyle's Book of pirates -- The frozen pirate / W. Clark Russell.

Summary: A collection of well-known pirate tales and poems, abridged and adapted for younger readers.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Ortaokul Kütüphanesi / Middle School Library	İngilizce Roman Dışı / English Non Fiction (MS)	364.16 VIN /I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T 305504

"Originally published in Spain under the title El Gran Libro de Relatos de Piratas y Corsarios"--T.p. verso.

A collection of well-known pirate tales and poems, abridged and adapted for younger readers.