Polly and the Pirates

Polly and the Pirates by Tony Bradman, illustrated by James Davies
 
Polly has spent her whole life trying to settle into an ordinary home, an ordinary school and an ordinary way of doing things. But ordinary has never felt quite right.
 
Her story began when pirates cast Caleb, Annie and their baby daughter adrift at sea. The family survived against the odds and made a new life on land, yet something in Polly has always seemed to belong to the ocean. When a school trip is suddenly attacked by pirates, she is thrown into the adventure that may finally reveal who she is meant to be.
 
Fast-moving chapters, lively colour illustrations and a bold pirate plot give fluent young readers plenty of excitement while the carefully structured text supports their next step towards longer independent reading. Varied sentences, richer vocabulary, interesting characters and a more developed storyline offer challenge without asking children to leave illustrated reading behind too quickly.
 
Polly and the Pirates is a spirited story about adventure, identity, family and discovering where your strengths belong. It is a strong choice for children who are reading confidently at Book Band Gold and are ready to experience the satisfaction of finishing a complete illustrated chapter book for themselves.