About this item
Backbeard may have a new suit, but he is still one of the orneriest, smelliest, and hairiest pirates ever to sail the high seas. And his crew still likes to smash and steal things -- they just prefer to do it in style. Unfortunately, certain members of the Pirate Council dont think he looks piratey enough in his new garb, and since they are just as stubborn as Backbeard, its their way or the waterway. Unwilling to give up his birthday suit, Backbeard sets out in search of new employment. He can pillage and plunder with the best of them, but wholl dare to hire a dirty, smelly ex-pirate?
About the Author
Matthew McElligott is the author and illustrator of many books for children including the Mad Scientist Academy series, Even Monsters Need Haircuts, Backbeard the Pirate, and the Benjamin Franklinstein series. His books have been published around the world in many languages on five continents. Recent awards include the 2012-13 Oregon Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award for The Lion's Share and the 2012-13 South Dakota Prairie Bud Children's Book Award for Even Monsters Need Haircuts. When Matt is not writing, he teaches as a Professor of Graphic and Media Design at the Sage Colleges in Albany. He lives on a small farm in upstate New York with his wife and over a dozen chickens.
