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How I Became a Pirate
by Melinda Long
Harcourt Children's Books
When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk--who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates don't do--no reading bedtime stories, no tucking kids in. . . . Maybe being a pirate isn't so great after all.
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Let's Talk:
Ideas to Explore Together
Before you read: Can you describe a pirate to me? What do you think they do?
As you read: Do you think you would like to be a pirate? Why or why not?
After you read: What other things can you think of that pirates do not do?
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