Wednesday, September 19, 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 Island
A variety of interpretations of the classic story from Robert Louis Stevenson.
Pirates of the Carribbean
A popular version of piratical fun to hit the big screen.

Arr.

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