Synopses & Reviews
Get ready for an adventure with Inside Access: Pirates. In the company of Jake Rattlebones, a pirate guide who has explored the high seas, readers get on-the-spot insider knowledge about pirate history, legends, and exploits. Gaining access to life on board a pirate ship, readers discover what it was like
to work on deck, live in the quarters, navigate dangerous waters, attack other ships, and seize treasures. Impressive digital imagery morphs illustrations and photographs to show pirate life in magnificent detail. Lift-up flaps reveal unusual pirate facts, completing the exciting interactive experience.
Review
Children's Literature Readers whose appetites for all things pirate have been whet by the recent upsurge of buccaneer-themed movies, TV shows, and advertisements are sure to find fodder for their creative play in the pages of this intriguing book.
About the Author
Philip Steele has a passion for writing about history. He is a well-known author of more than one hundred children's books, including Castles, Pirates, Knights, The Best Book of Mummies, The World of Pirates, and The World of Castles. He was a student of medieval French and German literature, and has visited castles in England, France, Germany, Spain, and Poland. He has travelled to the Valley of the Kings and other sites of Ancient Egypt, and has met mummies face to face in the Cairo Museum. Philip now lives near Beaumaris and the other great castles of North Wales.