Tales of Pirates

Adventures on the Seven Seas

Olivia Meikle, Katie Nelson, Neon Squid , George Ermos

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NEON SQUID
01 November 2025

Children's & Educational; People & places (Children's&YA)

Series: Tales of

In this collection of daring deeds and awesome adventures from history prepare to be flabbergasted by the time Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, Ching Shih, the Chinese woman who was the most successful pirate of all time, and the Russian river pirates who lay siege to medieval towns! Tales of Pirates includes sagas of famous pirates like Blackbeard, Ching Shih and Francis Drake, as well as stories of buccaneers you might not have heard of, such as Grace O'Malley, who went to sea disguised as a boy and Sayyida al Hurra, a Moroccan queen turned privateer.

By: Olivia Meikle, Katie Nelson, Neon Squid
Illustrated by: George Ermos
Imprint: NEON SQUID
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 288mm, Width: 237mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 1.026kg
ISBN: 9781916745063
ISBN 10: 1916745067
Series: Tales of
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle are sisters who host the women's history podcast What'sHerName. Katie has a PhD in History from the University of Warwick, UK. Olivia teaches Women's Studies and English at the University of Denver and Naropa University. Together they have written The Book of Sisters and A Stinky History of Toilets for Neon Squid.

Reviews for Tales of Pirates: Adventures on the Seven Seas

Fast-paced and easy to read... Great for nonfiction and adventure lovers; a good start for history projects and reluctant readers. * School Library Journal *