Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the nerd blast for PIRATE QUEENS by Leigh Lewis! I’m so excited because today I get to shine the spotlight on this book for you AND give you a chance to win a print copy! This book is truly amazing and I’m so excited to for you to find out more about it!
Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas by Leigh Lewis Published on January 11, 2022 by National Geographic Kids
Genres: History, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction
Pages: 64
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Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas by Leigh Lewis is a middle grade nonfiction title that combines verse poetry, illustrations, and nonfiction to explore important and often unheralded women throughout history who were powerful pirates in their own right.
From Ching Shih, a Chinese pirate who presided over a fleet comprised of some 80,000 men (Blackbeard had 400!), to Anne Bonny who famously ran away from an arranged marriage to don trousers and brandish a pistol in the Bahamas, to Sayyida al Hurra, an Islamic queen who ruled the Western Mediterranean, this edgy illustrated book proves that since ancient times women have made their mark in all aspects of history—even pirate lore.
Reviewed by some of the world’s leading pirate experts and historians, Pirate Queens showcases six gutsy women who dared to rule the high seas.
About Leigh Lewis
Leigh Lewis is a children's writer whose middle-grade debut, Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas (National Geographic Kids), spotlights six fierce female pirates, telling each of their stories in verse. Leigh’s adventures on the high seas have enabled her to call many places home, including Turkey, Greece, England, Japan and Russia, and she eventually navigated her way back to her hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Leigh spends her time there dreaming up stories for kids of all ages, buoyed by an amazing crew—her Turkish delight of a husband and their three swashbuckling daughters.
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