Backbeard: Pirate for Hire by Matthew McElligott; Illustrated by Matthew McElligott
	List Price:   $17.85 Unit Price:   $14.28 You Save:   $3.57 (20%) ISBN-10:   0802796338 ISBN-13:   9780802796332 Publisher:   Walker & Company; Walker Books for Young Readers Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   August 2007 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover; Library binding Ages:   4 to 7 Grades:   ps to 2
Awards
2007  Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books  Winner!
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
When the Pirate Council tells Backbeard that he must stop wearing colorful clothing and look more fearsome, he decides to quit being a pirate and get a job on shore, if only he can find work that matches his particular skills. Backbeard may have a new suit, but he is still one of the orneriest, smelliest, and hairiest pirates ever to sail the high seas. And his crew still likes to smash and steal thingsthey just prefer to do it in style. Unfortunately, certain members of the Pirate Council dont think he looks piratey enough in his new garb, and since they are just as stubborn as Backbeard, its their way or the waterway.nbsp; nbsp; Unwilling to give up his birthday suit, Backbeard sets out in search of new employment. He can pillage and plunder with the best of them, but wholl dare to hire a dirty, smelly ex-pirate?