Pirate Queen

Author : Helaine Becker
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781773061252

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Pirate Queen by Helaine Becker Pdf

An inspiring story of Zheng Yi Sao, the real-life pirate queen who took control of her life — and the South China seas — in the early 19th century. The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the late 1700s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her husband died six years later, she took command of the fleet. Over the next decade, the pirate queen built a fleet of over 1,800 ships and 70,000 men. On land and sea, Zheng Yi Sao’s power rivaled the emperor himself. Time and again, her ships triumphed over the emperor’s ships. When she was ready to retire, Zheng Yi Sao surrendered — on her own terms, of course. Even though there was a price on her head, she was able to negotiate her freedom, living in peace and prosperity for the rest of her days. Zheng Yi Sao’s powerful story is told in lyrical prose by award-winning author Helaine Becker. Liz Wong’s colorful, engaging illustrations illuminate this inspiring woman in history. An author’s note provides historical context and outlines the challenges of researching a figure about whom little is known. Key Text Features author’s note historical context sources Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Author : Judith Cook
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857903112

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Pirate Queen by Judith Cook Pdf

The real-life swashbuckling adventure story of a 16th-century Irish woman who rose to power in piracy and politics. In a life stranger than any fiction, Grace O’Malley, daughter of a clan chief in the far west of Ireland, went from marriage at fifteen to piracy on the high seas. She soon had a fleet of galleys under her commander, but her three decades of plundering, kidnapping, murder and mayhem came to a close in 1586, when she was captured and sentenced to hang. Saved from the scaffold by none other than Queen Elizabeth herself—another powerful woman in a man’s world—Grace’s life took another extraordinary turn, when it was rumoured she had become intelligencer for the queen’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham. Was this the price of her freedom? Judith Cook explores this and other questions about the life and times of this remarkable woman in a fascinating, thrilling and impeccably researched book.

Author : Leigh Lewis
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Piracy
ISBN : 1426371950

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Pirate Queens by Leigh Lewis Pdf

"A collection of fact-filled profiles, poetry, and illustrations of women pirates who made their mark on the high seas. Each profile includes an original poem presented against a backdrop of full-color art by illustrator Sara Woolley Gomez. The profile is followed by information about the real life and times of these daring women"--

Author : Tamara Moss
Publisher : Clarion Books
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781328460301

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Lintang and the Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss Pdf

Originally published: Australia: Random House Australia Pty Ltd., c2017.

Author : Larry Feign
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9627866547

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The Flower Boat Girl by Larry Feign Pdf

Historical novel based on the life of the 19th century Chinese prostitute who became the most powerful pirate in history. The first time her story has been fully told in any language.

Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0152018859

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The Ballad of the Pirate Queens by Jane Yolen Pdf

Two women who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham and his pirates in the early 1700's do their best to defend their ship while the men on board are busy drinking.

Author : Tony Lee
Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781536200195

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Pirate Queen by Tony Lee Pdf

"A true daughter of the fearsome O'Malley clan, Grace spent her life wishing to join the fight to keep Henry VIII's armies from invading her homeland of Ireland -- only to be told again and again that the battlefield is no place for a woman. But after English conspirators brutally murder her husband, Grace can no longer stand idly by. Leading men into battle on the high seas, Grace O'Malley quickly gains a formidable reputation as the Pirate Queen of Ireland with her prowess as a sailor and skill with a sword. But her newfound notoriety puts the lives of Grace and her entire family in danger and eventually leads to a confrontation with the most powerful woman in England: Queen Elizabeth I."--publishers website.

Author : John Burke,Fatti Burke
Publisher : Gateway Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0717183505

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Granuaile by John Burke,Fatti Burke Pdf

Learn about Ireland's original rebel girl in this exciting new series of inspirational Irish lives In an exciting new series of books for children, John and Fatti Burke go deeper into the lives and subjects first introduced in Irelandopedia, Historopedia and Foclóiropedia. This first book focusses on Granuaile, the daughter of a great trader and sea captain, Eoghan O'Malley of Mayo. Living in a castle on Clare Island 500 years ago, Granuaile spent her childhood on the sea in boats of all shapes and sizes. Granuaile's parents wanted her to do what other girls did, to be a good girl and get married and settle down. But Granuaile had other ideas... This superb illustrated book on this historic icon and fearless leader is a must to begin every child's collection of inspiring Irish lives.

Author : Sally Garland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Compassion
ISBN : 1921928832

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The Little Pirate Queen by Sally Garland Pdf

A little girl finds her sea legs. She sets out on an adventure on the high seas. But when a storm hits she gets into trouble. Will she be able to steer her motley crew to safety?

Author : Tricia Levenseller
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250096029

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Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller Pdf

The capable, confident, and occasionally ruthless heroine of Daughter of the Pirate King is back in this action-packed sequel that promises rousing high seas adventures and the perfect dash of magic. Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father's justice. When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first . . . after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen. In Daughter of the Siren Queen, Tricia Levenseller brings together the perfect mix of thrilling action, tense battle scenes, and a heart-pounding romance.

Author : Victoria Janssen
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459242609

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The Duke & the Pirate Queen by Victoria Janssen Pdf

Aboard her privateering ship, The Seaflower, Captain Imena Leung is the law. Ashore she answers only to her liege, Duke Maxime. They are a powerful couple, with an intense attraction neither can disguise nor deny. As a nobleman, Maxime is destined to wed strategically, so his seductive advances must be purely for pleasure. And what self-respecting pirate denies herself any pleasure? Their delicious dalliance is prolonged when Imena is forced to abduct Maxime to thwart a political plot against him. At sea, with a stunningly virile man bound and held in her private quarters, Imena can imagine—and enact—any number of intoxicating scenarios. The heat between captain and captive is matched only by the perils that beset The Seaflower and her crew. Violent storms, marauding corsairs and life-or-death sex games on a desert island—how fortunate for the seemingly insatiable lovers that danger and desire go hand-in-hand.

Author : Marci Peschke
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781404881037

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Pirate Queen by Marci Peschke Pdf

Inspired by her report on a female pirate, and challenged by a boy in her class, Kylie Jean and her friends decide to form a pirate gang, complete with costumes, a secret hideout, and buried treasure--but when the treasure disappears Kylie makes an important discovery about the local haunted house.

Author : Susan Ronald
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780061749452

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The Pirate Queen by Susan Ronald Pdf

“A highly colorful, swashbuckling read, one that will give you new respect for Britain’s first Elizabeth.” —Seattle Times An illuminating revisionist biography about Queen Elizabeth I and her merchant-adventurers who terrorized the seas, extended the Empire, and amassed great wealth for the throne. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne—and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world. In The Pirate Queen, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown.

Author : Barbara Sjoholm
Publisher : Seal Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781580056052

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The Pirate Queen by Barbara Sjoholm Pdf

The Pirate Queen begins in Ireland with the notorious Grace O’Malley, scourge to the most powerful fleets of sixteenth-century Europe. This Irish clan chieftain and pirate queen was a contemporary of Elizabeth I, and a figure whose life is the stuff of myth. Regularly raiding English ships caught off Ireland’s west coast, she commanded two hundred men (and a couple of husbands), and acquired lands and castles that still dot the Irish coastline today. But Grace O’Malley was not alone—especially in the waters of the North Atlantic, where author Barbara Sjoholm traveled through coastal communities and seafaring ports to collect these little-known stories. Since ancient times, women have rowed and sailed, commanded and fished, built boats, and owned fleets. The Pirate Queen brings some of these extraordinary heroines back to life, including Leif Eiríksson’s explorer sister Freydís, and Trouser-Beret, the Norwegian fishing captain. Sjoholm takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the wild Irish coast through the lonely Shetlands and Faroes to the haunting fjords of Iceland and Norway, in this meticulously researched, colorfully written, and truly original work.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen by Anonim Pdf