- Paperback: 40 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA); 2 edition (July 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0763625396
- ISBN-13: 978-0763625399
- Product Dimensions: 26 x 0.6 x 26 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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The incorrigible Colin McNaughton sets sail with a hilarious high-seas, high-time adventure for every swashbuckling young matey. Ahoy!
Shiver me timbers — it's a rambunctious romp aboard a real pirate ship! JOLLY ROGER AND THE PIRATES OF CAPTAIN ABDUL stars a nine-year-old miserable misfit named Roger and a supporting cast of the dirtiest, smelliest, hairiest pirates the world has ever seen. Oooooh-aargh!
Shiver me timbers — it's a rambunctious romp aboard a real pirate ship! JOLLY ROGER AND THE PIRATES OF CAPTAIN ABDUL stars a nine-year-old miserable misfit named Roger and a supporting cast of the dirtiest, smelliest, hairiest pirates the world has ever seen. Oooooh-aargh!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i bought this book to accompany my pirates topic in year one. the book was good with good illustrations, however it is more for key stage 2. the language was too complicated for year one and i wasnt able to do any work around the story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My six-year old son loves this book - the illustrations are a bit like those of Steve Bell, the cartoonist from The Guardian.
The story concerns Roger, a young boy who everybody in his town calls 'Jolly Roger', because he's so fed up all the time. His mother is very strict, and his father never returned from sea. He sees an advert for someone to become a cabin boy for a gang of pirates, and decides to join up.
There's at least seven pirate characters in this story, so there's plenty of scope for practising your pirate voices, and a fairly sophisticated level of humour that runs through the narrative. It's quite lengthy (reading time about 20 minutes), with enough material for it to be split into two sessions if necessary.
I very much enjoyed reading this out loud, and judging by the reaction from my audience, he enjoyed it too.
The story ends with Roger finding his dad (who was suffering from amnesia after being forced to join the pirates), his mum becoming happy and smiling for the first time, and everyone living happily ever after - as all bedtime stories should do, of course ;)
This is highly recommended.
...and they all lived happily ever after. THE END
The story concerns Roger, a young boy who everybody in his town calls 'Jolly Roger', because he's so fed up all the time. His mother is very strict, and his father never returned from sea. He sees an advert for someone to become a cabin boy for a gang of pirates, and decides to join up.
There's at least seven pirate characters in this story, so there's plenty of scope for practising your pirate voices, and a fairly sophisticated level of humour that runs through the narrative. It's quite lengthy (reading time about 20 minutes), with enough material for it to be split into two sessions if necessary.
I very much enjoyed reading this out loud, and judging by the reaction from my audience, he enjoyed it too.
The story ends with Roger finding his dad (who was suffering from amnesia after being forced to join the pirates), his mum becoming happy and smiling for the first time, and everyone living happily ever after - as all bedtime stories should do, of course ;)
This is highly recommended.
...and they all lived happily ever after. THE END
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is fantastic,my daughter loves it but its a bit long to read at bedtime so it lasts 2 nights. I will be getting her the next 2 books about captain abdul.
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Belay below thar, me we lubbock sponge!
Baint no use a-sayin' o' this book, ye jest has to reed it - so say i! I'd lash ye tae the mizzen mast an give ye a taste o' the cat o' noine tails, that i would!
Published 17 months ago by jambox
so funny and entertaining
my son brought this book home from the school library and we have had it for weeks now - hence a purchase for christmas is required!! Read more
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