Blackbeard the Pirate

by Victor Ambrus

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Set sail with Ned, the apprentice pirate, and his tutor Captain Blackbeard, as they search the seas for buried treasure. You'll sail on the Saucy Mermaid -- a fine lookng ship, well equipped with fores, afts, poops, bilges, hot and cold weevils, and numerous crows' nests. You'll meet Jonah (plus whale), the very Ancient Mariner, Mr. Robinson Crusoe, and the famous Sinbad the Salesman. Dine on culinary delights from around the world at Nora's Cannibal Take-away (try the Mother in Laws Tongue show more with Fried French and vegetables). And when the tour is done, you'll watch with pride as Ned becomes a fully-qualified pirate and receives his official eye patch and Pirate Certificate of Higher Education. In his inimitable style, Victor Ambrus gives us the sea-story to end all sea-stories. For lovers of puns, wordplay, and general silliness Blackbeard the Pirate rules the waves. VICTOR G. AMBRUS has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal,and is a Fellow of The Royal Socity of Art. He lives in Farnham, Surrey. show less

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Far out in the Spanish Main, Blackbeard the Pirate sails in search of buried treasure. On his perilous voyage he meets such famous sea-farers as The Flying Dutchman, Captain Hook, the Prince of Whales, and Sinbad the Salesman. But what is the treasure? Why does he shoot Israel Hands full of holes? Why does Robinson Crusoe need a copy of the Radio Times? All this and more is revealed in the sea-story to end all sea-stories...

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