num_pages: 44
description: Pirates have green teeth—when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view.So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life by the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator David Shannon and the storyteller Melinda Long. Jeremy learns how to say “scurvy dog,” sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: “Pirates don’t tuck.” A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly, richly textured illustrations that suit the story to a T. 
language: English
title: How I Became a Pirate
titlecomplete: How I Became a Pirate
genres: Storytime, Pirates, Childrens, Juvenile, Kids, Picture Books, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 25351
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Illustrated, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Primary, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Irma Black Award
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers