Sea Queens

By Jane Yolen (, Christine Joy Pratt (illustrator),

Book cover of Sea Queens: Woman Pirates Around the World

Book description

In 1963 Jane Yolen released a book called PIRATES IN PETTICOATS, because the idea of women as pirates fascinated her--but there wasn't much information about these women who made their livelihoods plundering on the high seas. Scholars have dug up a bounty of new information since then, and Jane, still…

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1 author picked Sea Queens as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a picture book, but it’s absolutely lovely. Jane Yolen lends her considerable storytelling talent to this slim volume, which features both gorgeous illustrations of pirate women and bite-sized adaptations of their stories. This is a book I gift to most of the children in my life as a perfect introduction to the world of pirate women.

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