DKfindout! Pirates

Part of DK findout!

Author DK
Ebook
On sale Jan 10, 2017 | 64 Pages | 9781465464972
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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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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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. 

https://www.dk.com/ View titles by DK

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