Did yer be knowin' that 19th September be "Talk like a pirate day"? Maybes yer did and maybes yer didn't. But to celebrate this event yer Library has a display of some mighty magnificent pirate tales and blood-curdling pirate facts for yer entertainment. So hurry on down scurvey rat and grab yerself some pirate booty.
Geoffrey Malone's book Pirates is a thrilling tale set in the South China Seas. Can Tom Lee's knowledge of the seas enable him to overcome the sinister pirate leader, the Dragon Lady?
Prefer to be terrified by true facts? The Horrible Histories Handbook on Pirates tells you all you ever wanted to know about pirates (and lots more you would probably have preferred not to know!) Find out about keel-hauling and dragging - fine examples of pirate punishments.
But be warned land-lubbers these books be not for the faint-of-heart!
