Story 6 - Episodes 11 & 12 - Pirate Adventure

A Pirate Adventure

Join Lauren and the Reading Bug on a new adventure with some of the nastiest, rowdiest, smelliest, song-and-dance-iest pirates to sail the seven seas! Hop into the Reading Bug's magic book bag to help save a young girl captured by Captain Blackbeard and his motley crew. You'll need to be brave, cunning, and ready for action to trick Blackbeard and get everyone to safety.

Books Mentioned in this Podcast

Fiction: 
Captain Jack and the Pirates By Peter Bently, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Peter Bently, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780525429500
Published: Dial Books - March 29th, 2016

Jack, Zach and Caspar build a ship and set sail on an imaginary adventure. They chase after pirates, but a storm wrecks their ship and leaves them on a deserted island where they come fact to face with the pirates! Ages 3 to 5


Captain Monty Takes the Plunge By Jennifer Mook-Sang, Liz Starin (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jennifer Mook-Sang, Liz Starin (Illustrator)
$16.99
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ISBN: 9781771386265
Published: Kids Can Press - October 3rd, 2017

A story of love, courage and stinky boots. Captain Monty is a brave and bold pirate, but he has a secret—he can’t swim! Ages 5+.


Cap'n Rex & His Clever Crew By Henry L. Herz, Benjamin Schipper (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Henry L. Herz, Benjamin Schipper (Illustrator)
$16.95
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ISBN: 9781454920885
Published: Sterling Children's Books - August 1st, 2017

Meet Captain Rex and his band of dinosaur pirates who sail the seas in search of buried treasure. A delightful story about creativity and problem-solving. Ages 5+.


Dinosaur Pirates! (Dinosaurs on the Go) By Penny Dale, Penny Dale (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Penny Dale, Penny Dale (Illustrator)
$15.99
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ISBN: 9780763693305
Published: Candlewick Press - May 2nd, 2017

An intrepid team of dinosaur pirates goes in search of buried treasure, but they are ambushed by a band of marauding baddy-irates! Ages 2 to 5.


How I Became a Pirate By Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780152018481
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Published: Clarion Books - September 1st, 2003

While his parents set up their beach blankets, Jeremy Jacob joins a band or pirates. The pirate life sounds like fun as long as he can get back in time for soccer practice. Ages 4 to 8.


The Not-So-Jolly Roger #2 (Time Warp Trio #2) By Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780142400456
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Published: Puffin Books - September 30th, 1998

When three friends use a magic book to travel through time, they find themselves face-to-face with the notorious pirate, Blackbeard. Ages 7 to 10.


Non-Fiction: 
Pirates: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #4: Pirates Past Noon (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker #4) By Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne (Illustrator), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne (Illustrator), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9780375802997
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - May 22nd, 2001

In this nonfiction companion to the Magic Treehouse book by Will Osborne and Mary Pope, kids can find out more about what pirate life was really like. A magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to a deserted island where they discover a talking parrot named Polly who warns them off the island. Ages 6 to 9.


Lives of the Pirates: Swashbucklers, Scoundrels (Neighbors Beware!) (Lives of . . .) By Kathleen Krull, Kathryn Hewitt (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kathleen Krull, Kathryn Hewitt (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780544104952
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Published: Clarion Books - November 5th, 2013

A great book about some of the most notorious pirates of all time. Ages 8 to 12.


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