Overview
WANTED
FOR the most heinous crime of PIRACY
The following notorious and knavish captains and sailors, whose evil deeds and bold stratagems have made them the most wanted men upon the high seas.
HENRY MORGAN
WILLIAM DAMPIER
JEAN BART
WILLIAM KIDD
THOMAS TEW
HENRY AVERY
EDWARD "NED" LOW
EDWARD TEACH also known as BLACKBEARD
SAMUEL BELLAMY also known as BLACK SAM
BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS also known as BLACK BART
As well as the following cruel and unnatural WOMEN:
CHARLOTTE DE BERRY
ANNE BONNY
MARY READ
A substantial reward is offered for all and any information leading to the capture and arrest of these vile persons.
Editorials
Children's Literature
Marketed as a companion to the previously published Pirates, by John Matthews, this book takes a look at some of the most notorious and nasty pirates ever to sail. Each two page spread focuses on one scoundrel and is a feast for the eyes but delivers little actual content. Three or four paragraphs are dedicated to detailing the highlights of each pirate’s non-glamorous career. The rest of the spread is dedicated to filling in spaces using short asides and illustrations. Overall, the book is entertaining to look at, but it is not a great source for much in-depth information. It may be useful as a starting point for children interested in the condensed versions of the vocations of some of the most feared pirates of the 16th and 17th centuries such as Black Bart, Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, and other infamous rogues. Reviewer: Trina HeidtSchool Library Journal
Gr 4-6
As a follow-up to his elaborately packaged Pirates (S & S, 2006), Matthews presents a 13-member gallery of renowned cutthroats, brigands, and knaves who preyed on shipping during piracy's Golden Age. Though the special features are rather scant-a "jewel" embedded in the front cover, two attached booklets, and a double gatefold view of a generic "Captain's Cabin"-the busy mix of new and period illustrations, which include the odd bloody cannonball or severed finger along with other rousing fare, helps to compensate. Readers who can't get enough of Blackbeard, Black Sam, or Black Bart, of cruel Henry Morgan, ferocious Charlotte De Berry, and others of their scurvy ilk will enjoy these vivid profiles, but along with the previous volume, William Lubber's very similar Pirateology (Candlewick, 2006) covers much of the same territory. Consider this an additional purchase.
—John PetersCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.