Pirate Tales: The Pirate Lord

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...Plymouth, 1577 Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on his mission to steal South American gold from the Spanish fleet. Can Tom survive the trip round the world, through waves three times the height of their tiny ship, help Drake defeat the Spanish galleons - and come back rich? A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.Book Band: BrownIdeal for ages 7+Quizzed for Accelerated Reader

About the author

Terry Deary is the author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.Helen Flook was born in Wales, lived in Canada, and is now resident once again in Abergwyngregyn, Wales. She has illustrated hundreds of children's books both in the UK and North America, and tends to work with acrylic inks or pen and ink. Helen is A & C Black's resident illustrator for the Terry Deary's Tales books.

Product details

• Authors: Terry Deary, Deary Terry
• Assisted by: Flook Helen (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Undefined
• Released: 13.07.2017
• EAN: 9781472941930
• ISBN: 978-1-4729-4193-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Terry Deary's Historical Tales; Pirate Tales
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Exploration & Discovery, Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pirates