A lively and engaging Starters title for beginner readers illustrated by acclaimed picture book artist Polly Dunbar, with a friendly text and stylish two-colour illustrations. Hal the Pirate is part of Walker Starters, the wonderfully fun and friendly series for beginner readers. "Yo ho the billy-o, a pirate's life for me!" But is it really a pirate's life for Hal, who gets seasick, falls overboard (a lot), and doesn't know his west from his east? This is a charming story with a twist at the end, told through a range of writing styles, including hand-lettered speech bubbles and diary entries. The illustrations, which appear on every page, are lively and stylish, and play an active part in helping children understand the text.

 

This book features in the following series: Starters Series, Walker Starters .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Walker Books Ltd .

JUNE CREBBIN, an ex-primary teacher, is now a full-time writer who also runs very successful writing workshops in schools. June has written a wide range of children's books and writes poetry for children and adults. She lives in Leicester. Polly Dunbar studied Illustration at Brighton Art School and now lives and works in London. She is the daughter of the distinguished author Joyce Dunbar and is the author/illustrator of Flyaway Katie.