 |
 |
 |
|||
|
John Dreamer Meet the author Elise Celine (Ages 13+) |
Saving Baby Doe Meet the author Danette Vigilante (Ages 10+) |
The Milk of Birds Meet the author Sylvia Whitman (Ages 14+) |
Kathleen Krull
Dear Librarian: Thank you so much for making our six "LIVES OF" books a familiar sight on library bookshelves—and in readers' hands. One of my very favorite things is when a reader mentions a new interest in history—and credits this series. Now, after 12 years, I'm delighted to present LIVES OF THE PIRATES, the new addition to the still widely read books featuring MUSICIANS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, ATHLETES, PRESIDENTS, and EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN. Who ISN'T obsessed with pirates? More than $1 billion has been earned by the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies—which are pure fiction. My book separates the myths from reality while dishing the juicy details about 20 famous pirates, from scary Blackbeard to the even more frightening Madame Cheng, from Black Bart to Grace O'Malley to Sir Francis Drake. All of them fascinating, and together, presented chronologically, providing an unusually colorful way of looking at world history. My hope is that LIVES OF THE PIRATES will satisfy all those obsessed with pirate lore—and will lure a new generation of readers on to the other books. For more information, please visit www.kathleenkrull.com. Your fan, Kathleen Krull
Lives of the Pirates / Kathleen Krull / Houghton-Mifflin
Price: $21.00 / ISBN: 978-0152059088 / Published: July, 2010 Ages 9-12 / Nonfiction Kathleen Krull is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |