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Captain Abdul's Pirate School (Paperback)

by Colin McNaughton (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; New edition edition (3 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0744598966
  • ISBN-13: 978-0744598964
  • Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 25.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,759 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Written in diary form, this is the story of reluctant pirate pupil Pickles, packed off to pirate school. At Captain Abdul's awful academy she is taught such essential pirate topics as treasure, how to make cannon balls and the correct way to say, "Ooh arrgh!" Then she discovers a staffroom plot to kidnap the pupils and hold them to ransom! So she leads a mutiny, following which she and her fellow pupils set sail in the Golden Behind and have a great life robbing other pirates. Pickles (revealed on the last page to be a girl called Maisy) is happy because she has plenty of time to paint!


About the Author

Colin McNaughton has written and illustrated numerous picture books, including Have You Seen Who's Just Moved in Next Door to Us? (Winner of the Kurt Maschler Award); Jolly Rodger (Winner of the British Book Awards (Children's Books)); the poetry collections Who's Been Sleeping in My Porridge? and Wish You Were Here (And I Wasn't), and several stroies about a pig called Preston. Colin is married with two sons and lives in London.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Swashbuckling Success, 28 Aug 2001
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This review is from: Captain Abdul's Pirate School (Sprinters) (Paperback)
This book about chidren reluctantly being sent to learn the art of pirating is wonderfully illustrated with real looking characters for children to relate to. For kids who normally show little interest in traditional 'read to me' books, this is ideal as there is lots of action on each page to hold their attention and to talk about. The layout encourages kids to point out things and to ask questions. My child who normally hates books was very excited by all the little goings on on each page and also found it very funny to see the children dressed as pirates and taking charge of the grown ups. The actual written content is uncomplicated enough for young kids to understand but contains lots of little jokes and wordplays for the slightly older child to appreciate. An all round success in this home!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mr Higgins Class 3 , 1 May 2008
By Mr. J. Higgins (England) - See all my reviews
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A little girl called Pickles was sent to a funny Pirate School by her Dad. The school has very strange teachers. Luckly, she brought her dog called Spud! The Pirate teachers plan to kidnap Pickles and the other children. Will the teachers be kind or is it a trick? Do the children get their own way? What plan will Pickles and Spud come up with?

Our favourite parts of the story include the children learning naughty Pirate words! We also like the funny names given to all the Pirate teachers including 'Poop-deck Percy Ploppe'!

The charcters we really liked include Captain Abdul who is very funny always bossing the children about. We also really liked Pickles beacuse she is very brave and understanding and Hard-hearted Henry Hawkins who teaches children Pirate fighting skills!

This book is suitable for boys and girls aged 5-12 because it is very funny and it has brilliant colourful illustrations. Maybe younger children would not understand the humour. This book will really get your imagination going. No time to loose go and buy this book!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Class review, 22 Jun 2006
By Class 7 Waterloo Primary (ashton- u-lyne, lancs United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
A girl called Pickles is forced by her father to go to pirate school.Captain Abdul taught her to fight, steal, swear(don't worry swear words are not printed) and paint pirate pictures.She discovers the pirates are going to kidnap them and decides to lead a mutiny.

This book is suitable for ages 4-11

You should read it because it is hilarious and fantastic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Primary Six Review - Captian Abdul's Pirate School
This book is cool and fun to read. We would easily read this to younger boys and girls. We liked the book because of the exciting story and the bright, colourful illustrations... Read more
Published 5 months ago

4.0 out of 5 stars Short but funny - not quite as good as 'Jolly Roger'
This story concerns the continuing misadventures of the rather unlucky Captain Abdul the Skinhead, and his band of pirates. Read more
Published 13 months ago by L. Hennessy

4.0 out of 5 stars Captain Abdul's Pirate School
By Abigail Sendel, aged 8. I thought this book was entertaining because the children at Pirate School got rewarded for bad behaviour, for example pushing in and copying... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jonathan Sendel

3.0 out of 5 stars Captin Abdul's Pirate School
One day, ten year old children arrive at Captin Abdl's pirate school. They always wonder what the next lesson is going to inlude. Read more
Published on 25 May 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Captain Abdul's Pirate School
A young shy girl named Pickles was forced by her father to go to a Pirate School. The head teacher was scruffy, untidy and looked like a second hand jigsaw! Read more
Published on 24 May 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative and fun, my two boys can't get enough of it
Captain Abdul's Pirate School is a great book for kids, we have to read it every night at the moment, as there is always something the boys missed the night before. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2001

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