Online Book: Edward and the Pirates

Edward and the Pirates

David McPhail
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1997

Kids.AOL.com

Summary:  Edward loves to read; and when he reads, his imagination runs wild.  But when he reads a book about treasure maps, real pirates come to claim their booty.  Will Edward give up the book?

Lesson:  This online book is found on AOL Kids, along with several other stories.  As the narrator reads the story, the words are highlighted for the student reading along.  I chose this of all the stories because it showed the power of reading.  Afterwards, we made a list of the types of adventures it would be fun to read about.  Then the students used the online catalog to search for books about the subject they chose.  [I did this the week after teaching how to use the online catalog.]  This story is found at AOL Kids

Level:  PreK-3rd

Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate

Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate

by Kim Kennedy , Doug Kennedy (Illustrator) 

Harry N. Abrams, 2007

Summary:  Pirate Pete is trying to outfit his pirate ship with a scalawag pirate crew.  Although each has their own unique talents with rope and cannon, if they can't talk like a pirate, then it's "Walk the plank!" for them. 

Lesson:  As a reward, the students were given a "Pirate Day" at school, when they could dress and talk like a pirate.  I read this book to enrich the experience for them, and had all the library's pirate books pulled out on display so they could check them out. 

Level: PreK- 3rd