Pirate Boy
No. of pages 32
Published: 2003
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Home Alone meets Treasure Island in this swashbuckling pirate adventure.
Pirate Boy lives on a ship with two wicked pirates who treat him badly. As soon as he gets the chance he escapes with their boat to a fabulous deserted island. Here his adventures really begin. Pirate Boy loves life on his island but he knows that soon the bad pirates will come searching for their ship and revenge! But our Pirate Boy is brave and resourceful. With traps and tricks he soon outwits the mean pirates.
There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers .
John Wallace loves to capture the vitality of children and his lively watercolours bring out the charm of the poems in this collection. He has written and illustrated several internationally successful picture books including Grump and, most recently, Pirate Boy.