Author: John Perritano Publisher: Norwood House Press ISBN: 1599535610 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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Ahoy, maties! Jump aboard our ship as we learn about the tale of Blackbeard the pirate. Blackbeard was a pirate with lots of treasures. He hid his treasures so well that some of them still haven't been found. In this book, you'll not only learn about pirates, but you'll also measure distances to find how far apart pirate ships are and how far you are from the treasure. Concepts include metric and customary units of length, unit conversion, and how to compare distances. Embark on your search for Blackbeard's treasure!
Author: Byron Preiss Publisher: ibooks ISBN: Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 1
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The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.
Author: Ralph D. Paine Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 307
Book Description
The Book of Buried Treasure is a historical account of pirates and piracy, containing true stories of some of the most notorious buccaneers, their heists and robberies and the pirate gold that is lost forever. The book is written by American journalist and adventurer Ralph D. Paine who was indicted for piracy with a capital crime, after sailing on a boat that was smuggling munitions._x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ The World-Wide Hunt for Vanished Riches_x000D_ Captain Kidd in Fact and Fiction_x000D_ Captain Kidd, His Treasure_x000D_ Captain Kidd, His Trial, and Death_x000D_ The Wondrous Fortune of William Phips_x000D_ The Bold Sea Rogue, John Quelch_x000D_ The Armada Galleon of Tobermory Bay_x000D_ The Lost Plate Fleet of Vigo_x000D_ The Pirates' Hoard of Trinidad_x000D_ The Lure of Cocos Island_x000D_ The Mystery of the Lutine Frigate_x000D_ The Toilers of the Thetis_x000D_ The Quest of El Dorado_x000D_ The Wizardry of the Divining Rod_x000D_ Sundry Pirates and Their Booty_x000D_ Practical Hints for Treasure Seekers
Author: Tim Powers Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062091360 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 336
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“Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of.” —Washington Post “Tim Powers is a brilliant writer.” —William Gibson The remarkable Tim Powers—who ingeniously married the John Le Carrè spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare—brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference. On Stranger Tides features Blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombies, the fable Fountain of Youth…and more swashbuckling action than you could shake a cutlass at, as reluctant buccaneer John Shandy braves all manner of peril, natural and supernatural, to rescue his ensorcelled love. Nominated for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards, On Stranger Tides is the book that inspired the motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides—non-stop, breathtaking fiction from the genius imagination that conceived Last Call, Expiration Date, and Three Days to Never.
Author: Renata Brunner-Jass Publisher: Norwood House Press ISBN: 1599535742 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 50
Book Description
Use your imagination to think about your dream room. Would it have brightly colored walls? An outer space theme? Or even a basketball hoop? Join Anela as she designs five dream rooms for a unique school project. While completing creative room designs, you will learn to use formulas to calculate perimeter, area, and surface area of both quadrilaterals and triangles. Additional applied concepts include parallel lines, right angles, irregular polygons, decomposing shapes, and area nets. Tap into your artistic side to help create these designer digs!
Author: Susanne Zhanial Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004416099 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 319
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Postmodern Pirates offers a comprehensive analysis of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series and the pirate motif in British literature and Hollywood movies through the lens of postmodern film theories.
Author: United States. Coast Guard Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN: 1616082437 Category : Inland navigation Languages : en Pages : 338
Book Description
For anyone who owns a boat, this is the handbook for you. Included are all of the official government rules and regulations that must be followed by anyone out on the water. This book will prepare you for head?on situations, avoiding collisions, using, distress signals, and will inform you of all the up?to?date water regulations. Whether you?re in a jam or just relaxing at sea, Navigation Rules will teach and prepare you for anything and everything you may encounter while on your boat.
Author: John Perritano
Author: Byron Preiss
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Ralph D. Paine
Author: James Buckley, Jr.
Author: Tim Powers
Author: Renata Brunner-Jass
Author: Ralph Delahaye Paine
Author: Susanne Zhanial
Author: United States. Coast Guard