Real Life Pirates of the Caribbean. Pirate pictures, Female pirates, Pirate maps, History of pirates, Treasure chests, Eye patches and Skulls.

This is an excellent introduction to the real lives of the pirates of the Caribbean. This book has been written to appeal to 8 to 12 year old children. It introduces historical facts in a clear, readable and interesting way. The aim is to inspire an interest that will grow and develop as the child grows up, and may stimulate further studies in the fields of history, sociology, and politics.

There are approximately 8300 words of text, and 38 superb, carefully selected, full-colour illustrations. Many are historically accurate, some are annotated and educational, and some are just for fun.

Written by a parent and educationalist, and includes many interesting facts.
It covers the major topics of interest to children including, and answers many questions such as:

What is the difference between a Pirate, a Buccaneer, and a Privateer?
Life at sea, what was it really like?
What happened if they got sick?
Why was the Caribbean so important?
Where were the Safe-havens for pirates?
The Jolly Roger flags.
Famous real-life Pirates.
What was the Golden-Age?
What did pirates eat?
Where is all the treasure?
Why did they keep Parrots?
What type of ships did they use?

There are several pirate books available for kids, some of them are written for very young children in a very basic format, and others at a more advanced level for older children in their teens. The trick is to provide enough information to inspire an interest, but not so much as to overload the reader with excessive and often boring historical detail, or inaccurate fiction.

This has been achieved by identifying the facts behind the fiction, and showing that the swashbuckling romantic images portrayed in films, bear little resemblance to what really happened.