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Summary: All time favorite!
Review: I first read this book to my boy/girl twins when they were 2 years old. They loved it so much that today, ten years later, they can still recite it word for word. The drawings are detailed and delightful, but also simple enough for little ones to understand the goings-on at Capt. Abdul's school. The twist at the end -- the protagonist is a girl, not a boy, pirate -- is just perfect.
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Summary: A book review by a 9 year old girl.
Review: I like it but it's not really exciting in the beginning, but in the ending it's great the way the author captured my attention. I gave it four stars because he didn't use good word choice, he didn't really have good illustrations, but I liked it a lot.
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Summary: The Centerpiece to a Great Unit On Pirates
Review: I used this book as my centerpiece to a school unit on Pirates (a "just for fun" unit). I inducted all the students into pirate school and we read about Maisie's adventures. The students enjoyed the illustrations immensely and we all practiced our pirate speech and "manners". Aargh! The best part is the ending (Spoiler alert!): Maisie is a girl -- this drew in my female students who thought we were heading into "boy time". We then re-read the book, knowing now that it was about a girl, and had a meaningful discussion about gender roles. Following Captain Abdul, we then used a variety of books (including DK's Pirate book) to learn about real pirates...it made for several fun afternoons.
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