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CBC Showcase: School House Rock
Throughout the ages, women from all classes and walks of life turned to pirating out of necessity, desperation, or greed.
Acclaimed author Jane Yolen examines the contradiction of the bold women who throughout history who made their way in the world by pirating on the high seas. Meet Artemisia, the admiral-queen of Persia in 500 BC; Grania O'Malley, the Irish "pirate queen" who challenged Queen Elizabeth I's British ships; Madame Ching, who sailed the South China Sea in the early 1800s; and ten other female pirates on their ships, in battle, and in disguise.
Ages 9-12
ISBN: 978-1-58089-131-8
Price: $18.95
Charlesbridge Publishing
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