FeedPirates! by Roy McMillan (Audio Book Giveaway!)
August 22, 2011 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, McMillan Roy, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Research Ideas Tags: audio books, Book Giveaway Contest, books about pirates, books for boys, middle grade books for boys
I am happy to present to you today this wonderful audio book, Pirates!, by Roy McMillan and read by Jasper Britton. Even better, I have a copy to giveaway! If you are the parent of a child (I would say fourth grade and up) who loves pirates, then you should enter this contest. If you are an upper elementary/middle school teacher/librarian, this is perfect for your students. Just leave a comment below by Sunday, August 28 at 8:00 p.m. CST for your chance to win. (United States and Canada mailing addresses only, please)
The Naxos Audio 2-CD Pirates! is a history of pirates that answers questions such as:
*Who was the greatest pirate ever?
*Which pirate was called “The Exterminator”?
*Who made the Jolly Roger famous?
It’s read by Jasper Britton, who has a super cool voice–especially for the pirate book–and he is also a Shakespearean actor. The book has “Gruesome Alerts” for any part of the book that might be a little violent because as the author points out, pirates were really criminals who were stealing and not always pleasant about it either. Although the gruesome alert parts are not that bad, they are a good warning for anyone listening to the book who has a queasy stomach.
The audio book covers some of the best-known pirates, such as Blackbeard, Captain Morgan, Barbarossa, and Captain Kidd. The author tells the stories of these men–the facts about their lives as pirates. It also tells about some that are not as famous, so kids will learn new facts and new pirate names. It starts with when piracy began and mentions pirates today–although it is much more of a historical account. Heck, it even has a section on Pirates of the Caribbean, but there’s no Johnny Depp or Orlando Bloom here. I really did enjoy this book, and I am so happy to get to share it with one of my readers! So, leave those comments below by Sunday night!
For more information about this book and other Naxos Audio books, visit the website here.
August 22nd, 2011 at 11:13 am
Sounds like a great book!
August 22nd, 2011 at 11:35 am
We JUST walked in the door from Costco where we bought Ian’s Jack Sparrow costume for Halloween! He is obsessed with pirates! We need this book!!!!
August 22nd, 2011 at 12:14 pm
I wanna win! Pick me!
August 22nd, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Sounds like a fun book that my grandson would enjoy!
Donna
August 22nd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
This audio book sounds wonderful. I have a 2 and 5 year old grandson, and a 10 year old great-nephew, all of them love pirates!
August 22nd, 2011 at 2:27 pm
I have three great nephews all under 10 who LOVE all things pirate related. Their mother is a just beginning her teaching career. I would really like to send my niece this audio book to share with not only her own boys but with her class.
Thanks for the contest!
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Great giveaway, Margo! I loved reading the responses to your post, and I know your giveaway will make some kids happy!
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:55 am
Another pirate book to join my collection! I’m going to tweet this too. Thanks for the giveaway!
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:04 am
Oh how fun! I don’t think this fits me or my son (he’s only three and a half) but I just had to say that I adore the front picture!
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:34 am
After visiting the southern Caribbean last winter I’m more intrigued than ever with pirate stories.
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:18 am
Margo,
My niece is a pirate NUT and would adore this book. thank you for the giveaway.
–SueBE
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:26 am
Who doesn’t think pirates of old as romantic, heroic characters? In reality they were homeless thieves and rapists and physically filthy to boot, missing parts of their bodies – an eye, a leg – how did they survive gangrene without antibiotics? However, I would love to present this Pirate book to a child so he can grow up with romance in his repertoire.
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August 26th, 2011 at 9:45 am
It sounds like real adventure with lots of trivia about pirates to learn about. Educational and entertaining. A real plus.
June Sengpiehl
August 26th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Great idea for a website, Margo! Keep on writing.
Would love to win the book for my son’s teacher–she invests so much of her own money into classroom books.
August 28th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
Thank you so much for all of your comments. I am so glad to see so many of you EXCITED by this book. If you don’t win it, I do recommend looking into buying it. I think you pirate fans will enjoy it. :0)