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The Pirate Captain

The Pirate Captain

Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good...

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ISBN 9781408128329
Published 4 January 2012 by A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Deary, Terry
Illustrated by Flook, Helen
Series Pirate Tales

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ISBN-13 9781408128329
ISBN-10 1408128322
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Status Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days
Publisher A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Imprint A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 4 January 2012
International Publication Date 19 December 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Deary, Terry
Illustrated by Flook, Helen
Series Pirate Tales
Category Historical Fiction
Interest Age 6-12 years
Reading Age 6-12 years
NBS Text Children's Fiction
ONIX Text Children/juvenile
Number of Pages 64
Dimensions Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
Spine: 4mm
Weight Not specified - defaults to 600g
Dewey Code 823.92
Catalogue Code 234457

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The North Atlantic, 1726 Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good...A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!

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Author's Bio

Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black. He is now 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 marvelous 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, theater tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.

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