Pirate Party

<p>It was Pirate Captain Codspawn s birthday. But what was his birthday surprise? It wasn t the beetles in the butter. It wasn t the spiders in the sugar. And it wasn t the special pirate pie that Cook had baked. But it was the best present a pirate could ever want! <p> Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. <p> Text type - A humorous story. <p> Pages 22 and 23 feature a recipe for pirate pie, with ingredients that would test the stomachs of even the most bloodthirsty pirates. This is a great starting point for further discussion and activities outside the reading session. <p> Curriculum links - Geography: Going to the Seaside, Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? <p> This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: How to be a Pirate, also by Scoular Anderson."