See Inside Pirate Ships

See Inside

by Rob Lloyd Jones, Jörg Mühle (Illustrator)

Venture onto the high seas in this illustrated book that explores the history of pirates from the days of the ancient Greeks through to the bloodthirsty buccaneers of the 18th century. Every spread contains bright and detailed original colour illustrations that reveal all there is to know about the world of pirates, including an exploration of an authentic pirate galleon, a visit to a notorious pirate port and a pirate ship wrecked at the bottom of the ocean, waiting to reveal its hidden treasure...It contains over fifty flaps, which children can lift to delve further into the world of pirates, parrots, pieces of eight and barrels of rum. In addition to being hugely entertaining, this book is also immensely informative and is packed with accurate historical information.

Genres: Pirates, Picture Books

16 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Rob Lloyd Jones was born in San Francisco but grew up in London. He studied Egyptology at University where he learnt hieroglyphics, and often goes on digs with the Egypt Exploration Society. He is a senior editor at Usborne, for whom he has written over thirty books – mostly historical non-fiction, but also adaptations of classics such as JEKYLL AND HYDE and THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. Rob is also a volunteer reading helper at a primary school in Clerkenwell and wrote episodes of the children’s TV show ‘Bernard’s Watch’ for Carlton Kids. He lives in south London with his wife Sally, and 14-month-old son Otis.

Reviews

[The Library Mouse Tales · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a brilliant hardback children’s nonfiction book. It is full of fantastic flaps which you can lift up to reveal life on board the vessels of bloodthirsty and merciless pirates. the colourful and very detailed scenes show pirates on the high seas, in the Caribbean and on the South China Sea. It includes information and facts about pirate attacks, celebrations, treasure and members of the crew. The text is simple and informative text as are the pictures and their labels. It is a fun way for 6-8 year olds to learn about pirates.

[Dana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible book. Very disappointed with Usborne for this one. Normally their books are great. Every other pirate one we've read thus far has been wonderful. This one was just inappropriate for the ages it's geared toward.