Book Review/ Giveaway: Pirate Treasure by Benjamin Flinders

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I was very blessed to be sent 2 additional books from author Benjamin Flinders, after agreeing to review his book, The Duck Song Book (review coming up this week on that one)! It was like Christmas came early!  And as today is National TALK Like a Pirate Day, Me think it be fittin' to offer it to ye, but be warned:

Ahoy maties!

Before ye embark on this reading adventure, be ye warned.  This here tale be for young lads and lasses who like pirate songs, swash-buckling, disgusting food, and a cursed treasure chest.

If ye ain't afraid of being thrown in the brig with Fish Breath Cookie, or walkin' the plank, then come and join Ethan and Dallin, two stout-hearted lads, who stumble onto me pirate ship in the middle of our getaway with the gold.  Blast me mother-in-law witch for sending them after me and me crew!

Captain Bartelmy  (From the back of the book)
pirate treasure coverSynopsis: A cursed treasure chest transports Ethan and Dallin from their modern lives onto a ship in the New World. Not just any ship, a merchant vessel transformed into a renegade pirate ship that same morning.

Mistaken as thieves, the brothers must use their wits and humor to navigate the dark secrets of the brig, survive walking the plank, learn how to talk, fight and hurl insults like a pirate (along with the rest of the clueless crew), and solve the mystery that turned Captain Black Bart into a wannabe pirate.

But even if they can save the pirates from themselves, can they unravel the curse that brought them here, and then figure out how to get back home?

About the Series: This is the first book in a series of comical adventures scattered across history. From the New World to the Great Wall of China, the Traveling Trunk Adventures are sure to capture the imagination, free the spirit of adventure, and tickle the funny bone of every reader, young and old alike.
Volumes include The Lost City of Atlantis (review and giveaway coming soon!),  Camelot and

 
Review: This is a really great little story for kids in the 4th-6th grade level I'd say. The story is alot of fun (from a kids perspective) and the illustrated drawings help the story to progress at a pretty quick speed! I loved the addition of Dallin's Pirate Dictionary (corrections by Ethan) at the end, is very cute!  Examples: "Arrgh: what pirates say when they can't think of anything else to say, which means they say it alot".  OR  "Savvy: I don't know what it means but pirates like to say it (corr: the pirates way of saying Get the Picture:)". VERY cute and funny! AND for $5 you can fill in the form in the back and get a 3x5 Jolly Roger flag (VERY reminiscent of all those ads in our comic books (yeah I know, the what?) eons ago! This is a very cute book and I highly recommend it for Christmas gifts for the young pirates and want-to-be pirates in your life!

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Disclosure / Disclaimer:  I received this book, free of charge,from the author himself,,  for blog review purposes! No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to review it.