by Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne · Random House Books for Young Readers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780375802997
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«Pirates» is the children's non-fiction book by Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne, published by Random House Books for Young Readers (128 pages, in English).
Jack and Annie return from their adventure in «Pirates Past Noon» with questions about pirates. This non-fiction book explains what life was like on board, whether the punishment of walking the plank existed, where treasures were hidden, and how pirate language was spoken, with facts, photos, and illustrations about historical pirates, flags, and customs.
Paperback format. Fourth volume in the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series, the non-fiction companion to «Magic Tree House #4: Pirates Past Noon». Illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
Recommended for children aged 7 to 10 who have read «Pirates Past Noon» or want to discover the history of piracy in an engaging way.
Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. She had 3 other siblings, and moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will.
