How I Became a Pirate

How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Illustrator: David Shannon
Year: 2003




     Jeremy Jacob joins a pirate crew that's in need of a good digger like him.  He loves everything about being a pirate, or so he thinks...
   This humorous book, it's a lot of fun to read aloud to your kids/students since they will soon join you on shouting out the pirate phrases. Shannon's illustrations will pull boys right into the story and have them dreaming about joining their own pirate crew.