Building, making and fixing, and explaining all the procedures with clear instructions and step-by-step photographs – this is what Haynes manuals are famous for. Now, in an exciting publishing initiative for children, boys and girls can use our easy-to-follow instructions and entertaining information in order to become young pirates! Whether they’re busy with peg legs and treasure chests or cooking fishy pies and playing pirate games, this book is packed full of great things for all 7 to 11-year-olds to make, do, play and read about. With colour, interest, excitement, fun and facts on every page, this fabulous manual is designed to keep children entertained for hours.

Key content

• Making things – including money bags, parrots, telescopes and swords.
• Dressing up – from hooks and eye patches to hats and make-up.
• Pirate parties – treasure hunts, walking the plank, making invitations.
• Know your ship – from parts of the ship and flags, to knots and nautical terms.
• Pirate’s puddin’ – and pies, maggots on tack, tiddlers’ scramble and pirate punch – just some of the food hungry pirates can make.
• Pirate pens – ‘wanted’ poster, rhymes, secret notes, sealing wax.
• Look closer at ships, weapons, songs and facts.