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Pirates & Smugglers (Kingfisher Knowledge)

Pirates & Smugglers (Kingfisher Knowledge)
By Moira Butterfield

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Pirates and Smugglers is a swashbuckling introduction to the highwaymen and women of the seas -- from the cruel Cilician pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean more than 2,000 years ago to the well-organized and ruthless modern-day buccaneers who target supertankers on the South China Sea -- and the loot they plunder and smuggle.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #591677 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-10-13
  • Released on: 2005-10-13
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 64 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 5-7–Through stunning illustrations and engaging text, this book makes remarkably clear the fact that pirates have always been and continue to be vicious, greedy, and scary dudes (and dudettes). From the first section, dealing with ancient pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean, through today's outlaws, this book is fascinating. Photographs from the movies mix with drawings and reproductions to clarify the text. Many illustrations are graphic, which should appeal to students already enthralled with the smugglers' bloodthirsty ways. Captain Kidd, a Scottish pirate, is shown as a rotting corpse, chained and hanging as a reminder to all not to succumb to such crimes. Al Capone, not really a pirate in the classic sense of the word, nevertheless gets a mention because he smuggled illegal alcohol. The author explains that while the old-timers dealt in slavery and gold and the like, modern outlaws are drawn to exotic wildlife, illicit drugs, and arms. Like Milton Meltzer's fine Piracy & Plunder: A Murderous Business (Dutton, 2001), this title offers a true look at the world of piracy and is a bit better illustrated.–Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
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Children's Literature
All in all, the author has crafted a book that will interest and inform its readership both as a historical work and as a contemporary chronicle.
 
School Library Journal
Stunning illustrations and engaging text...Like Milton Meltzer's fine Piracy & Plunder: A Murderous Business (Dutton, 2001), this title offers a true look at the world of piracy and is a bit better illustrated.

About the Author

Moira Butterfield has written books for children on a wide range of nonfiction subjects, including history, science, and nature topics.