Copyright Date:
2017
Edition Date:
2017
Release Date:
09/11/17
Illustrator:
Griffiths, Dean,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
1-7727-8019-7
ISBN 13:
978-1-7727-8019-2
Dewey:
E
Dimensions:
25 x 29 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
A pirate lassie decides merely going from a Bad Pirate (2015) to a Good Pirate (2016) isn't enough. Augusta the spaniel may be the apple of her father Capt. Barnacle Garrick's eye, but when she sets his treasure map afire, his temper runs short. It's up to Scully, the captain's best pirate (a bull terrier), to make Augusta a better buccaneer—but if he doesn't, he'll be "marooned on Crossbones Island." When the clumsy pup manages to injure Scully she sets off to find the treasure they were to seek alone, accidentally trapping herself with a rival pirate, a cat named Scuppers. Treasure they find, but it'll take Augusta's insight and skills to get them out of their predicament—together. Following the format she set forth in the book's two predecessors, Winters once again fills her text with piratical lingo while highlighting three adjectives (in this case, "crafty," "nimble," and "fearless"), allowing her heroine to embody them in her own way. Augusta is proactive, takes charge, and even has a thing or two to say about generosity when the moment is right. Griffiths' illustrations are in fine form here, by turns beautiful in their evocative backgrounds while also displaying an array of impressively expressive kits and pups. Best be filling yer ditty bag with more of this sort—Tuna Lubbers and Frilly Dogs ahoy! (Picture book. 3-6)
Barnacle Garrick showed his daughter a section of the treasure map."Scully is crafty. So he'll findz the booty before them cats."Augusta leaned in closer."He's nimble too. He'll sneak past them Tuna Lubbers on Crossbones Island. But most important, me lassy, Scully is fearless. He'll pillage them doubloons and bring 'em back to our ship--right where they needz to be."
Excerpted from Better Pirate by Kari-Lynn Winters
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Scolded for being "clumsy and kindly" instead of "crafty and greedy," young pirate Augusta becomes determined to brave a scary treasure hunt alone. When she and a member of a rival crew both get in trouble, they disobey orders to work together and share the booty. Augusta Garrick has proven that her helpful and gentle-hearted ways don't make her a bad pirate. In fact, she is even a good pirate. But when her clumsiness destroys a treasure map and injures First Mate Scully, she knows she must learn to be even better. Eager to make things right, Augusta sets out alone for Crossbones Island. She may not have a map, but she is nimble and fearless! At least, she is trying to be fearless. But there are strange shadows on Crossbones Island, and the Tuna Lubbers' crew of fierce pirate cats is after the treasure, too. When she finds herself in a dangerous situation with one of the Tuna Lubbers, will Augusta manage to be the better pirate? From the award-winning creators of Bad Pirate and Good Pirate comes Augusta Garrick's third piratical-jargon-packed adventure.