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#Giveaway Review PIRATE QUEENS by Leigh Lewis @leighwriting @SaritaJeanine @NGKids Ends 4.18

March 29, 2022 By Mary

I received this book at no cost from the publisher

Pirate Queens by Leigh Lewis, Sara Gomez Woolley
ISBN: 1426371950
Published by National Geographic Kids on January 11, 2022
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic Kids (January 11, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426371950
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426371950
REVIEW
Take a trip around the world – there are pirates in every corner!  I didn’t realize how many female pirates there are in history. Yes, I have heard of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, but I had never heard of the Chinese pirate Ching Shih, who could outmaneuver any man.  This is a fascinating look at those ladies who ruled the sea throughout history.  The illustrations bring a modern twist to each character and the quick biographies will put a smile on your face.

Praise for PIRATE QUEENS

“For readers who want more herstory in history.” —Booklist

“…an ethnically inclusive selection of real-life women who commanded ships, wielded cutlasses, and struck fear into the hearts of others.” —Publishers Weekly

 

From Ching Shih, a Chinese pirate who presided over a fleet comprised of some 80,000 men (Blackbeard had 400!), to Anne Bonny who famously ran away from an arranged marriage to don trousers and brandish a pistol in the Bahamas, to Sayyida al Hurra, an Islamic queen who ruled the Western Mediterranean, this edgy illustrated book proves that since ancient times women have made their mark in all aspects of history—even pirate lore.

Reviewed by some of the world’s leading pirate experts and historians, Pirate Queens showcases six gutsy women who dared to rule the high seas.

 

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Leigh Lewis is a children’s writer whose middle-grade debut, Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas (National Geographic Kids), spotlights six fierce female pirates, telling each of their stories in verse. Leigh’s adventures on the high seas have enabled her to call many places home, including Turkey, Greece, England, Japan and Russia, and she eventually navigated her way back to her hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Leigh spends her time there dreaming up stories for kids of all ages, buoyed by an amazing crew—her Turkish delight of a husband and their three swashbuckling daughters.

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Sara Gómez Woolley is an award-winning Latina illustrator, graphic novelist, and educator living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Her children’s book Charlotte and the Quiet Place received a Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Gold Medal and an IPPY Award Silver Medal, and has been featured in Creative Quarterly: Journal of Art and Design.

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Comments

  1. heather says

    March 30, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    This sounds like a great read and one I would love to check out this summer thanks for sharing.

  2. Linda Fast says

    April 7, 2022 at 9:18 am

    I would love to share this book with my granddaughters

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