Dirty Joe, the Pirate
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2008 · Est. 8 min read-aloud

Dirty Joe, the Pirate

By Bill Harley, Jack E. Davis (Illustrator)

Pirate Dirty Joe seeks smelly socks but meets rival Stinky Annie.

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32 pages· 995 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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Pirate Dirty Joe and his crew scour the seas for the ultimate stinky treasure: dirty socks. Their smelly quest is interrupted by the fierce Stinky Annie and her band of pirates. As these two odorous forces collide, will Dirty Joe's smelly ambitions be thwarted, or will he outwit his pungent rival? Dive into a hilarious, high-seas adventure where the stakes are as high as the stench is strong. Who will claim the title of the smelliest pirate on the ocean?

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The dreaded Dirty Joe and his piratical crew sail in search of the smelliest treasure ever: dirty socks! The rogues cheerfully pillage their way across the seven seas, until the day they run across another band of pirates-one led by the notorious Stinky Annie. Has Dirty Joe finally met his match? From Grammy Award;winning storyteller Bill Harley and bestselling illustrator Jack E. Davis comes a zany, tongue-twisting, side-splitting tale certain to be prized by budding buccaneers!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
995
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD760L
Themes & topics
Books about piratesBooks about siblingsBooks about clothing
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.1
F&P level
~R
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
123248
Publication
Published
May 13, 2008
First published
January 1, 2008
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780066237800

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