Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Author (Narrative))

by Margarita Engle

Hardcover, 2011

Library's review

This historical novel, narrated in poetic verse from different perspectives, is based on a documented sixteenth-century shipwreck. The book offers a fresh look at the Age of Exploration and the convergence of Caribbean and European cultures.

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Culture, NCSS Standards Theme--Individual Development and Identity, NCSS Standards Theme--Global Connections, History-life and Culture in the Americas, Reading Level-Middle (6-8)Reading Level-High (9-12), Reading Level-Middle (6-8), Reading Level-High (9-12)

Genres

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (2011), Edition: First, 160 pages

Description

Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and refuge in a nearby village.

Awards

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2011

Pages

160

Physical description

160 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

0805092404 / 9780805092400

DDC/MDS

811.54

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