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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
Robin Hook: Pirate Hunter! by Eric Kimmel.
Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta by Lisa Wheeler.
Sloop John B: A Pirate’s Tale by Al Jardine.
Books to Show or Booktalk
Everything I Know About Pirates by Tom Lichtenheld.
Giant Rat of Sumatra: Or Pirates Galore by Sid Fleischman.
Grace the Pirate by Katherine Lasky.
How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell.
The Kingfisher Treasury of Pirate Stories by Tony Bradman.
Time Warp Trio: Not So Jolly Roger by Jon Scieska.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Women Pirates: Eight Stories of Adventure by Myra Weatherly.
Bulletin Board
Upstart, www.highsmith.com, sells posters and bulletin board decorations with the
theme, “Captain Book.”
Displays
Ahoy, Matey! Discover the Treasures Hidden Inside
Purchase a treasure chest box, beads and necklaces, and plastic gold coins, or gather these
items and make a treasure chest. Decorate the treasure chest with a bounty of treasures,
including some of the books suggested above. Surround the treasure chest with books
about pirates.
Pirates of the Caribbean Cardboard Figures
Decorate your library with a lifesize cardboard standup of Capt. Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth
Swann, Will Turner, or Davy Jones! Available for less than $35 from Cardboard
Standups at www.cardboardstandups.com/pirates.htm. These 5 to 6 foot standups of
Capt. Jack and crew will brighten up the library and entice young readers to have a jolly
roger time at the library.
Refreshments
Oriental Trading Company, www.orientaltrading.com, sells frosted pirate suckers and
chocolate gold coins. Serve fruit punch or root beer and call it “grog.”
Incentives
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