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The Pirate Cruncher (2010)

by Jonny Duddle(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0763648760 (ISBN13: 9780763648763)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Templar

review 1: This book is a bit like Marmite!! You either love it or hate it... However, I think it is great, but I am sure that there are some children who could find it a bit scary. In light of this, I would recommend this book for children of 6 - 9yrs and would also take into account the characters of who you are reading the story to.It is a story of greed and misfortune. There is an exciting moral to the story, which will either have the children roaring with laughter (throughout) or have them quaking in their boots.There is a peculiar mood in Port Royal as the fiddler sings a song:'I was sailing one day and what did I see?An island of gold in the scurvy sea!With a fiddle-de-dee,There'll be treasure for me,Fiddle-de-dee, across the sea'The pirates go in search of the treasure, desp... moreite some of their trepidations, when greed gets the better of them and all they can think about is gold.There is a whimsical shanty style rhyme in the book and many chances to put on stimulating 'Shiver me timber' voices, much to the children's delight. This is a book that, due to the meticulous illustrations, can be read time and time again and you will keep noticing things that you missed the last time you read it.The book uses colloquial language which can aid children with their literacy when story writing. The pirate's greed can be used as a topic concerning citizenship, the pirates maps can be utilised in geography projects, alongside measuring the distance on the maps for numeracy benefits.Not for the faint hearted me hearties but a corker if you like pirates and a giggle.
review 2: An old fiddler started singing about a huge treasure in a town with loads of pirates. Of course a group of pirates decided to go in search for said treasure. Even though the fiddler warned that this particular treasure was VERY dangerous to look for. But off the pirates went. While on the pirate ship, the fiddler started telling them more and more about the treasure (basically how it was even more dangerous to get than before). Apparently this treasure was guarded by a monster that ate pirates like snacks. Some of the pirates began wondering if they should turn back. But the pirate captain was especially greedy and decided to keep going…even after one of the pirate crew disappeared. Finally the pirates see the island with the treasure. And sure enough there is a large monster that is guarding it (the “island” is part of the monster after all). And all the pirates get eaten. Except for the fiddler. Who turns out to be the monster’s marionette…complete with strings. The fiddler then goes off to “sing” the tale about the treasure once more…This is a funny tale, and there are so many great details in the illustrations. For example, the fiddler always has strings on him…but they aren’t as noticed until the end of the story. (Until you understand the end and then go back, then they are more prominent.) Elementary school kids will be especially delighted to see the cunning of the monster in finding his own meals. And the details of the crew and their changing reactions is pretty funny (if you aren’t too attached to pirates). Basically this is one of those stories that kids who feel the urge to cheer for the clever bad-guy will enjoy this one. less

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