{"product_id":"how-i-became-a-pirate-9780152018481","title":"How I Became a Pirate","description":"\u003ci\u003ePirates have green teeth--when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view.\u003c\/i\u003eSo proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life by the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon and the storyteller Melinda Long. Jeremy learns how to say \"scurvy dog,\" sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: \"Pirates don't tuck.\" A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly, richly textured illustrations that suit the story to a T. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780152018481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.32h x 8.60w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Sower Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Clover Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Monarch Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Florida Children's Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e California Young Reader Medal - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Irma S. \u0026amp; James H. Black Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/07\/2003 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2003 pg. 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2003 pg. 1177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2003 pg. 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2003 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2003 pg. 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ's Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2003 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/08\/2004 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Notable Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 1286\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 50 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 50 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e71622 \/ How I Became a Pirate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melinda Long","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634975830172,"sku":"9780152018481","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9023bde9-95a0-46d6-8c64-935a689238c1.jpg?v=1603838184","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-i-became-a-pirate-9780152018481","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}