Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure--don\'t they? What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? What were their bad habits, favorite foods, and silly quirks? And did they actually talk like that? A lively style, lots of surprises, and solid research have made the Lives of . com.. kathrynhewitt.
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She Lives in Santa Monica, California.
She has illustrated many books for young readers, some of which she also wrote. series the "Big Head" books. . .
Kathryn Hewitt\'s caricatures of famous figures led kids to dub the Lives of . com. kathleenkrull.
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She Lives in San Diego, California. series, and has made a chatty, accessible approach to biography her hallmark. . .
About the Author: Kathleen Krull has written much innovative nonfiction for young people, including all of the books in the Lives of .
Now the series returns, spanning the globe with profiles of the nineteen most notorious pirates in history. series of collective biographies popular with both kids and adults. . .
Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure--don\'t they? What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? What were their bad habits, favorite foods, and silly quirks? And did they actually talk like that? A lively style, lots of surprises, and solid research have made the Lives of
