The Night Pirates
(4 reviews with an average rating of 4 out of 5)
Publisher: Farshore
A band of rough, tough, girl pirates steal the front of Tom's house for disguise and agree to take him off on an adventure. The youthful pirates attack Captain Patch and his grown-up pirates, who have never seen a sailing house before and who hide in the trees like cowards; the girls take their treasure chest and sail away home again. On the pirate's return, their attempts at restoring the front of Tom's house don't quite work out! Big, bright, action-packed illustrations complement a lively, rhythmic and repetitive text which encourages participation. Words are written up, down and across the page in a variety of sizes. This is excellent for reading out loud to 3-6 year olds.
What you thought...
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bookmadbronniw, 07 May 2013
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My two boys love this book so much! My four year old son knows the words off by heart and i regulary find him sat with his 2 year old brother reading this!
Emmalene, 28 April 2012
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Fantastic book to share with the children in class. Lots of ideas to teach creatively and certainly gave me the opportunity to introduce figurative language.
tracey, 30 October 2011
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Chloe likes this book because she likes the idea that the pirates are girls, and that the girls get the best of the grown ups. She also likes the ending (which I won't spoil in case you've not read it!). Because this is a 'night' book, we turn the lights off and read it with a torch, which with my added voices for the pirates makes her laugh out loud. Needless to say this is a favourite of both Chloe and me!
Chloesmum, 06 September 2011
Callum loves this story and has had it read to him at least 30 times. He never tires of the twist at the end and giggles out loud each time