Meet swashbuckling pirates in DK findout! Pirates and see how they really lived out on the high seas. Discover the truth behind the myths, and tease out the facts from the fiction.
DK findout! Pirates takes you on board a pirate ship and shows you what they ate, the rules they followed, and the treasure they searched for. Learn what offense would make someone walk the plank, see what it took to become a pirate, and pick up a few vocabulary terms to talk like a pirate all day. Make sure to memorize the types of pirates flags that will fly from the mast, and learn how to read a treasure map to lead the way to Tortuga, the Caribbean island that was a piracy hotspot.
Read about the many different types of pirates, including Vikings, 17th century pirates, and modern pirates. Meet Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Ching Shih, the tough and infamous women pirates who ruled the seas. DK findout! Pirates looks at every kind of pirate, including the modern day pirates who capture and take over ships on the seas today.
“High-interest topics, an abundance of eye-catching photos and visuals, and accessible text are a mainstay of DK titles, and the entries in this DK findout! series are no exception” –Booklist
“Photographs dominate the image-centric layout, augmented by informational bursts and sidebars, quizzes, and interviews… [A]n engaging, accessible format” –Publishers Weekly
“Filled with the beautiful photographs that DK is known for, plus a multitude of facts, prepare to not see your child for a few hours as they pore over these gorgeous books.” –Brightly
We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in.
From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books.
Meet swashbuckling pirates in DK findout! Pirates and see how they really lived out on the high seas. Discover the truth behind the myths, and tease out the facts from the fiction.
DK findout! Pirates takes you on board a pirate ship and shows you what they ate, the rules they followed, and the treasure they searched for. Learn what offense would make someone walk the plank, see what it took to become a pirate, and pick up a few vocabulary terms to talk like a pirate all day. Make sure to memorize the types of pirates flags that will fly from the mast, and learn how to read a treasure map to lead the way to Tortuga, the Caribbean island that was a piracy hotspot.
Read about the many different types of pirates, including Vikings, 17th century pirates, and modern pirates. Meet Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Ching Shih, the tough and infamous women pirates who ruled the seas. DK findout! Pirates looks at every kind of pirate, including the modern day pirates who capture and take over ships on the seas today.
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“High-interest topics, an abundance of eye-catching photos and visuals, and accessible text are a mainstay of DK titles, and the entries in this DK findout! series are no exception” –Booklist
“Photographs dominate the image-centric layout, augmented by informational bursts and sidebars, quizzes, and interviews… [A]n engaging, accessible format” –Publishers Weekly
“Filled with the beautiful photographs that DK is known for, plus a multitude of facts, prepare to not see your child for a few hours as they pore over these gorgeous books.” –Brightly
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We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in.
From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books.
