Life Under the Pirate Code

Nice primer of a ship's articles on a pirate ship; more commonly known as the Code. I enjoyed the classic illustrations even if the book was rather brief. My eight year daughter read it and gave it the so-so sign. Overall, worth the time it will take to read with your little ones.

Pirates are a topic of endless fascination for young readers. “Life Under the Pirate Code,” offers an introduction to an aspect of piratical life that is often glossed over. Elliott takes care not to romanticize the code of rules that guided life onboard a pirate ship and the punishments for breaking the rules. This code, also called the ship’s articles, applied to nearly every aspect of the crew’s life, from the selection of the captain, to compensation for lost limbs, to punishments fo [...]

Although I am personally not that interested in pirates, I have a three year old son who loves Captain Hook. He really enjoyed this book, and I thought it was a great non-fiction description of pirates to expose a young child to.

megan winter reading 2016, children's book, picture book, nonfiction, non-fiction, pirates, history, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

it is a really good book