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Pirate Academy series by Justin Somper - Activity Pack

Have you got what it takes to join the Pirate Academy?

From Justin Somper, the award-winning author of Vampirates, comes this brilliant new Middle Grade adventure series for readers aged 9 and up!

The year is 2507. The oceans have risen. A new dawn of piracy has begun.

Jacoby Blunt and Jasmine Peacock are students at the elite Pirate Academy, where lessons range from Knots Class to Combat Workshop and Navigation by Map or Moon. The teachers are all pirate legends. The pressure is always on.

When a new kid, the mysterious Neo Splice, arrives, everything changes FAST. Suddenly the dangers are no longer simply out on the oceans but right here, amongst them. In the face of real peril, the students of Barracuda class must put everything they have learned to the test against a ruthless and seemingly unstoppable new enemy…

Welcome to Pirate Academy – once you step through the door, you won’t ever want to leave!

Get your young readers ready for the life of a pirate with these wonderful activity sheets.

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