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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2006 · Est. 7 min read-aloud
Pirate Mom
Written by Deborah Underwood · Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
A boy's quest to reverse his mom's pirate hypnosis leads to chaos and adventure.
3.9 Goodreads · 348 ratings
48 pages· 895 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud· 410L
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Bookroo's summary
When Pete's mom is hypnotized into believing she's a pirate, chaos ensues. She chases neighbors and flies the Jolly Roger over their house. Pete loves pirates, but he wants his real mom back. His only hope is to find the Amazing Marco and reverse the spell. Can Pete navigate this swashbuckling adventure and restore normalcy before it's too late? Dive into a world of mischief and mystery as Pete races against time to save his mom from her pirate persona. Will he succeed, or will his life be forever changed by this unexpected twist?
From the publisher
Join Pete, whose mom has been hypnotized to believe she’s actually a pirate, on his adventure to get his mom to remember who she really is! Yo ho ho! Pete loves pirates, but his mom thinks they are rude and messy. Then Pete and his mom go to see the Amazing Marco, and Marco hypnotizes Pete’s mom into thinking she’s a pirate! Now Pete’s mom won’t behave. She chases the neighbors. She steals underwear off other people’s clotheslines. She’s even flying the Jolly Roger over the house. Pete has to find the Amazing Marco. He wants his real mom back!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 48
- Words
- 895
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Lexile
- 410L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.2
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 107557
Publication
- Published
- May 23, 2006
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780375833236
- LCCN
- 2005023910
- OCLC
- 61458175
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