How I Became a Pirate

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		How I Became a Pirate
		How I Became a Pirate

基本信息·出版社：Harcourt, Inc.
·页码：44 页
·出版日期：2003年09月
·ISBN：0152018484
·International Standard Book Number：0152018484
·条形码：9780152018481
·EAN：9780152018481
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语

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When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk--who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates don't do--no reading bedtime stories, no tucking kids in. . . . Maybe being a pirate isn't so great after all.
Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon teams up with witty storyteller Melinda Long for a hilarious look at the finer points of pirate life.

作者简介 MELINDA LONG is a teacher and the author of several picture books. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.

DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many successful picture books. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.

媒体推荐 A roaring good read. -- Teaching K-8

"Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics." -- Child Magazine, Sep 1 2003

"Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics." -- Child Magazine

"Long's dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon's gleefully madcap illustrations." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), Jul 7 2003

"Long's dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon's gleefully madcap illustrations." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Readers will be blown away by this rowdy gang, depicted in richly robust, humorrous paintings." -- Review

"Shannon's illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long's clever and spiriteed text leaves other pirate books in the bilge." -- San Diego Union-Tribune, Sep 7 2003
编辑推荐 Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics. (Child Magazine 09/01/2003)^"Long''s dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon''s gleefully madcap illustrations." (Publishers Weekly (starred review) 09/07/2003)^"A roaring good read." (Teaching K-8 11/20/2003)^"Shannon''s illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long''s clever and spirited text leaves other pirate books in the bilge." (San Diego Union-Tribune )^"Readers will be blown away by this rowdy gang, depicted in richly robust, humorous paintings." (School Library Journal )

Young Jeremy Jacob is plucked from obscurity while innocently constructing a sand castle and is thrust into a brand-new life as a pirate. Captain Braid Beard and his crew recognize Jeremy as an exceptionally talented digger and they happen to be in desperate need of a digger to help them bury a treasure chest. Jeremy thinks a pirate life sounds like fun, as long as he??s back the next day in time for soccer practice, and so he goes along with the ragtag group of seafaring thugs (with hearts of gold, naturally). And while Jeremy adores the pirates?? lack of table manners and opposition to vegetables, he comes to realize that a life away from his parents lacks some of the niceties to which he??s become accustomed. Nobody tucks him in at night, for instance, and the only book available to read is a treasure map. Melinda Long??s story, narrated with a sense of boastful exaggeration by Jeremy, is full of a sense of high adventure that's lovingly evocative of Robert Louis Stevenson??s classic tales. David Shannon's illustrations, full of a goofy vibrancy, are a perfect accompaniment to the story. (Ages 4 to 8) --John Moe
专业书评 From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 3. "Pirates have green teeth--when they have any teeth at all." So begins young Jeremy Jacob's witty recounting of his unexpected high-seas adventure. While building a sand castle at the beach, Jeremy spies a pirate ship. When he's asked to join its crew, he can't resist. On board, he does all sorts of fun pirate stuff: singing sea chanteys, learning pirate lingo, eating with one's hands. And he doesn't have to eat vegetables or take a bath! But, alas, Jeremy soon discovers, there's no goodnight kiss or bedtime story, so there's something to be said for home; besides, he has soccer practice. The rollicking tale is a charmer, with a lively, witty, first-person narrative, highly expressive characters, and farcical elements, including pirate captain Braid Beard's braided beard and his crew's enthusiastic vocal repetitions, in big, bold type, which add read-aloud pep. Shannon's acrylic art is marvelously animated, with bright, bold colors and extraordinary details, from the not-too-scary pirates' green teeth to the deep-blue sloshing sea. Along with swashbuckling humor and fantasy, kids will find much to relate to and appreciate--from excitement and family comforts to the joy of playing soccer. Shelle Rosenfeld
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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-Long has selected an irresistible combination for this age group-pirates and soccer. Jeremy Jacob is building a sand castle when a pirate ship lands nearby. His parents are preoccupied with other chores, so he takes off for an adventure on the high seas to help the men bury their treasure chest. He learns that buccaneers don't bother with manners or bedtimes, which is just fine with him, but it also means no bedtime stories or being tucked in. He tries to teach the pirates to play soccer, at least until the ball gets swallowed by a shark. When a storm hits, forcing the crew to return to shore, Jeremy solves the dilemma of where to bury the treasure-in his own backyard. He even makes it home in time for soccer practice. Paired with Shannon's energetic acrylics of a colorful crew of pop-eyed, snaggly toothed pirates seen from a variety of zany viewpoints (including upside down) and a small boy who is clearly having the time of his life, this rollicking adventure is sure to be a favorite with the storytime crowd.
Laurie Edwards, West Shore School District, Camp Hill, PA
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