A dramatic, age-appropriate story with rich vocabulary and factual panels describes the lives and activities of pirates. Simultaneous.

Christopher Maynard is an editor and author with more than 50 books under his belt. He is the winner of the 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Junior Science Book of the Year, and has been the runner-up for the TES Senior Information Book Award. He is the author of Jobs People Do, Days of the Knights, Science Kit, The Best Book of Dinosaurs, and Pirates!: Raiders of the High Seas.Harriet Griffey is the author of several works, including DK Readers: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters, DK Readers: Secrets of the Mummies, Ruby the Ballet Star: A Twirly-Whirly Pop-Up Book, and Ruby the Musical Star: A Ting-a-ling Pop-Up Book.