Blackbeard's last fight

In 1718, off the coast of North Carolina, a young cabin boy assists in the final capture and execution of Blackbeard the pirate.

Main Author:	Kimmel, Eric A.
Other Authors:	Fisher, Leonard Everett (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Blackbeard, > -1718 > Juvenile fiction. Pirates > Fiction. North Carolina > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Juvenile fiction. Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction > Juvenile.

Summary:	In 1718, off the coast of North Carolina, a young cabin boy assists in the final capture and execution of Blackbeard the pirate.
Physical Description:	1 v. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
ISBN:	0374307806
Author Notes:	Eric Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Lafayette College. He also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois. He was an elementary school teacher and college professor before becoming a full-time writer. He has published over fifty titles, many of which have won state and national awards. His titles "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" won the Caldecott Honor Medal, "The Chanukkah Guest" and "Gershon's Monster" won the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award and "Anansi and the Talking Melon" won the Utah Children's Choice Award. Kimmel travels nationally and internationally visiting schools and talking about his books and telling stories. (Bowker Author Biography)