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ISBN: 1550378805
ISBN13: 9781550378801

Space Pirates: A Map-Reading Adventure

$14.19List Price: $8.95
ISBN: 1550378805
ISBN13: 9781550378801

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A read copy that remains in clean condition.

Conditions

A read copy that remains in clean condition.

Book Overview

Help a hapless pirate crew navigate its way to intergalactic treasure. The pirate starship Sleepy Sheep is on the hunt for intergalactic riches. Scattered across an exotic treasure planet are dozens of pirate chests. But only ten contain real booty. Armed with ten maps, our motley crew needs all the help they can get to find the goods before their enemies do. Young readers are invited to join the hunt in Space Pirates by following the clues to find the treasure. Each double-page challenge develops basic map-reading skills, how to follow a compass, using a map key, and tracking a grid reference. Only by solving the map puzzles can readers help the hapless pirates nab the treasure before their nemesis, the evil pirate, One Hand Hulke , gets his hook into the booty. Full of busy cartoon-style pictures in the Where's Waldo? tradition, challenging puzzles, and a memorable cast of characters, Space Pirates is a treasure hunt that's out of this world. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
ISBN:
1550378805
ISBN13:
9781550378801
Release Date:
September 2004
Publisher:
Annick Press
Length:
32 Pages
Weight:
0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:
9.9″ × 0.1″ × 11.0″
Age Range:
6 to 9 years
Grade Range:
Grades 1 to 4
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Makes map reading fun and reading even more fun

I borrowed this book from the library for my 1st grader and cub scout. I thought it would be a good activity for map reading (as the title indicates) and a fun story too. It's kind of like those hidden picture books, except that the reader has precise directions that he/she needs to follow in order to find a treasure. This is a terrific book! The editorial recommendation is for kids 9-12. It's true that the text might be challenging for early readers, but I think it still provides an opportunity to make reading fun, and what could be better than that! My son enjoyed reading some of it, and having some of it read to him too. We both loved it. Now I'm looking for more books by this author. They would make great gifts.

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Scoular WINS again, creative and intriguing!

We LOVE Scoular Anderson and this book does not disappoint. We have "Castle Mac Pelican" and have another on order. These are very good for keeping a pre-reader interested in books. My 5-year old is on the very of reading indedendently and he loves to have you read him the puzzle and then look for it on his own. The drawings are cartoon-like and very cute. Mr. Anderson must have a great imagination. This book takes a very long time on order, as it comes from the UK, I think ours took 6 weeks. We ordered another of Scoular's books, it still hasn't arrived, but I'm sure it will be worth the wait just as this was! Be patient and you'll be greatly satisfied.

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