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Tim, Ted & the Pirates
It's story time at school, when all of a sudden—splash!—the classroom fills with water and Tim and Ted find themselves taking part in a swashbuckling nautical adventure. Can they rescue stolen treasure from the pirates before Tim's mom comes to pick him up at the end of the day?
Rhythmic, rhyming text and humorous illustrations make this action-filled story perfect for reading aloud.
Rhythmic, rhyming text and humorous illustrations make this action-filled story perfect for reading aloud.
32 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2006
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Ian Whybrow
343 books39 followersIan Whybrow is a British writer of children's books, first published in 1989. He has written over 100 books for children, has been translated into 27 languages and is published in 28 countries. His books are humorous and range from picture books to novels, short stories and poetry.
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July 27, 2022
Read for my toddler at Nashville library during vacation.
June 25, 2017
It all begins with a normal school day for Tim and his Ted and their teacher, Miss Wait. She decides to tell the class a story and Tim hopes for an adventure at sea while Ted hopes for a tale about pirates.
So the pupils and Ted sit around Miss Wait, who tells them she is going to read from 'Little Bear's Daring Deeds'. Tim and Ted close their eyes, Miss Wait starts to read and, for Tim and Ted, the room suddenly fills with water as a dolphin glides in through the door.
The dolphin invites Tim and Ted to go for a swim and they climb aboard and off they go and this is where the fun begins. They arrive at Loot Island where pirates hang out but before they can explore, a shark eats them for lunch. Fortunately Tim has a flashlight so he is able to look around inside the shark. He sees heaps of treasure but before he can examine it a hook comes into the shark's mouth and snatches the chest of treasure away.
The pirates have hooked it out and their captain says, 'Heave-ho me hearties! We'll soon have our gold back on deck!' But they are not expecting what happens next as it suddenly looks like a monster is being hauled in for Tim, Ted and the shark are on the end of the chest.
Brave little Ted orders the pirates to surrender and tells them that he is going to put them in jail. But the pirates don't give up easily and cutlasses clatter and clash as a fight ensues. Fortunately Tim and Ted are the winners and the pirates walk the plank and splash into the sea ...
Suddenly Tim is startled as he hears Miss Wait shouting at him that he has knocked his drink over and she gets him a cloth to wipe it all up. Tim's Mum meets him after school and asks how his day was to which Tim tells her that they didn't do much, just reading and writing and fighting pirates 'and such' ... what an exciting day and Russell Ayto's illustrations complement Ian Whybrow's dream of a story excellently.
So the pupils and Ted sit around Miss Wait, who tells them she is going to read from 'Little Bear's Daring Deeds'. Tim and Ted close their eyes, Miss Wait starts to read and, for Tim and Ted, the room suddenly fills with water as a dolphin glides in through the door.
The dolphin invites Tim and Ted to go for a swim and they climb aboard and off they go and this is where the fun begins. They arrive at Loot Island where pirates hang out but before they can explore, a shark eats them for lunch. Fortunately Tim has a flashlight so he is able to look around inside the shark. He sees heaps of treasure but before he can examine it a hook comes into the shark's mouth and snatches the chest of treasure away.
The pirates have hooked it out and their captain says, 'Heave-ho me hearties! We'll soon have our gold back on deck!' But they are not expecting what happens next as it suddenly looks like a monster is being hauled in for Tim, Ted and the shark are on the end of the chest.
Brave little Ted orders the pirates to surrender and tells them that he is going to put them in jail. But the pirates don't give up easily and cutlasses clatter and clash as a fight ensues. Fortunately Tim and Ted are the winners and the pirates walk the plank and splash into the sea ...
Suddenly Tim is startled as he hears Miss Wait shouting at him that he has knocked his drink over and she gets him a cloth to wipe it all up. Tim's Mum meets him after school and asks how his day was to which Tim tells her that they didn't do much, just reading and writing and fighting pirates 'and such' ... what an exciting day and Russell Ayto's illustrations complement Ian Whybrow's dream of a story excellently.
January 7, 2022
Not a big fan of this one. I liked the imagination, but the pictures were not my favorite.
September 9, 2014
Cute story about a boy and his bear who so desperately want to hear a pirate story, that they drift off and dream about pirates during storytime. There might be a bit much going on to use it for an actual storytime, though.
June 8, 2016
Enjoyable book about a kid daydreaming about pirates. The illustrations are particularly charming.
December 3, 2013
The story is fun, about a little boy with an active imagination, but what really made this book for me were the illustrations.
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July 29, 2016Possible ST themes: pirates, joy of reading, imagination, silly
March 6, 2016
A cute story of a imaginative boys and his teddy bear taking flights of fancy (involving pirates and treasures and sharks!) during story time at school.
Illustrations are funky cool.
Illustrations are funky cool.
July 7, 2014
forced rhymes. cute pictures. story starts out strong and then peters out.
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