Discovering Pirates Author:Richard Platt Were the pirates of the Spanish Main romantic heroes or just a bunch of villainous cut-throats? Find out in this exciting account of piracy in the Golden Age of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The "Discovering" series offers a new take on history for eight-12 year-olds: the non-fiction books have a rhyming fictional story line along the ... more »bottom of each spread. Children should learn from the lively, informative and accessible main text, and then engage with the subject through the story line and the spectacular illustrations produced by the famed Inklink studio in Florence. This book comes with a free black and white skull and crossbones flag for kids to use in their own pirate games.« less