How I Became a Pirate
by Melinda Long
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Book Reviews of How I Became a Pirate
Book Review: I wanna be a pirate! :)
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband bought this book for our daughter almost a year ago and it is her favorite book, hands down.
So, how does one become a pirate? In this book, Jeremy Jacob finds out the hard way, when he leaves with a band of pirates while visiting the beach with his family. He thinks it is going to be great to be a pirate, until the realities of that lifestyle set in (for example, pirates do not tuck you in at night).
This book is SO cute and VERY funny. The illustrations are wonderful and the story will make you laugh out loud. My daughter loves yelling things along with the pirates in the story, like "No tucking!" and "A good one to boot!" She can hear this story again and again and doesn't seem to get tired of it, as she does with many other stories. Luckily, this is one of those stories that we don't mind reading night after night after night....... It is DEFINITELY worth the price.
Book Review: RAISING THE FLAG ON KID'S ADVENTURE
Summary: 5 Stars
Now here is a book that really has gotten it right. A lively, silly, imaginative book, beautifully illustrated and a pure joy to read. Little jeremy Jacobs visits the beach with his parents one day and notices a pirate ship. But just him, not his parents as they are too busy to listen. He soon finds himself invited aboard the ship by Braidbeard's ship by a typical group of pirates with patch eyes and hooks for hands. jeremy begins a rousing adventure on the high seas, eating, playing games, and cavorting with the pirates. But when he stars getting homesick and the pirates need a place to bury their treasure, Jeremy invites them to his house so they can bury it in his backyard. The lively pirate-style language and the illustrations by David Shannon make this book a sure fire winner. Encouraging imagination while at the same time making kids know there's really no place like home. Great fun!Book Review: Good Stuff, Good Stuff
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book to my English Language Learner first graders and got rave reviews. The illustrations (by David Shannon of "No, David" fame... another winner) are dynamic and eye-catching, and the text is at once both comprehensible and exciting.
Children are able to both experience the fun and joy of pirate life and in the end recognize the reasons why perhaps villain-of-the-sea life is not one that they should choose. Some potential extension ideas:
1. Recognize dialogue/use quotation marks... it's somehow more fun if you get to write and say AARRRRR every time to write a quote, correctly, using quotation marks.
2. Visual organizer... T-diagram: Things that would be fun about being a pirate vs things that would be bad about being a pirate.
3. Nautical vocabulary
It's also just plain fun!
Book Review: A winner!
Summary: 5 Stars
"How I became a Pirate" is one of those great kids' books that appeals to a much wider range of ages than the publisher suggests. His parents distracted by grown-up chores, Jeremy takes off with a band of pirates on a fantastic journey that in "real time" lasts less than a day. Along the way we learn pirates don't brush their teeth or eat vegetables--cool! But they also don't pay attention to the soothing bedtime rituals that this book will quickly become part of in your own home. Jeremy thinks better of his new career and goes home, along the way making sure the pirates return some day. The illustrations in this book are fantastic, with loads of little details and jokes that make it fresh each time--which is a good thing because your kids will demand multiple re-readings. It's well-worth investing in this one!Book Review: A word of warning for teachers...
Summary: 2 Stars
I was looking for a pirate-themed book to read to my preschool classes, and this one seemed to be popular so I ordered it. After reading it, though, I decided against using it with three- and four-year-olds. I can see from many of these reviews that some children this age love this book, and it is certainly cleverly written (maybe too cleverly - do three's really need to know about Bora Bora? - or does that kind of thing mainly entertain parents?). However, first of all, on the back cover (not just the dust jacket but the real cover too) is a huge skull and crossbones. I may be old-fashioned but I feel this is inappropriate for young children. Also, the pirates, while buffoonish, do look menacing enough to frighten a small child. There are several more innocuous, age-appropriate pirate books for preschoolers.