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Howard Pyle
Our Price$12.95
Availability: In Stock
Format: Book
Grade Level: 5 - 8 (ages 10 - 13)
ISBN: 0486413047
Page Count: 320
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4
Highly readable, magnificently illustrated tales recount the rip-roaring adventures of swashbuckling pirates and buccaneers of the Spanish Main. Includes "The Ghost of Captain Brand," "Tom Chist and the Treasure Box," "Jack Ballister's Fortunes," "The Ruby of Kishmoor," and other tales. Enhanced with 63 of the author's own illustrations, including 11 full-color plates.

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