Ashcraft and beautifully illustrated by Daniel Roper. It spans all the way from the ancient era to the last century, and includes pirate. I first found this book in the local library. This is the first book I recommend to anyone with an interest in pirates. I decided to purchase the book. January 23, . BOOK REVIEW Photo by Emily | books. Book of Pirates is a classic pirate history volume full of pirate lore by Howard Pyle. Profile Image for Cyndy. It is fairly heavy going but worth a read if you wanted to find out about pirates. This book is most appropriate for beginning readers who enjoy pirate stories. 1, reviews7 followers. Bump is a blue and orange monster who lives under the bed in a secret place. Enraged that a slanderous book has been written about him in England, Captain Avery responds with a fiery letter to set the record straight. PIRATES, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea. His goal is to deny. Cyndy. (And in the previous books too) The romance was well done with a little one-sided enemies to lovers, he falls first and he falls hard. I was. At night.