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    Mary Reed: Female Pirate: Educational Version
    Mary Reed: Female Pirate: Educational Version
    Mary Reed: Female Pirate: Educational Version
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    Mary Reed: Female Pirate: Educational Version

    By Calista Plummer

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    One of the most famous pirates to sail the seas, was Mary Reed, a female pirate! Some people spell her last name Read, but since Mary couldn't read or write, it made no difference to her.
    Mary was born into a sailing family. Her father was captain of an English trading vessel. Her mother was an uncommon woman. She had sailed with her husband. Mary had an older brother, but he died before Mary was born.

    Find out about the life of this girl who was raised as a boy, and who grew up to become one of only two women convicted of piracy!

    Ages 8 and up.

    Educational Versions have CCSS Activities.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateSep 25, 2013
    ISBN9781301938964
    Mary Reed: Female Pirate: Educational Version

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      Mary Reed - Calista Plummer

      Mary Reed:

      Female Pirate

      by Calista Plummer

      A LearningIsland.com

      15 - Minute Book

      Editor: Jennifer Robinson

      Smashwords Edition

      (c) Copyright 2013 LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Mary Reed: Female Pirate / Calista Plummer

      Summary: A brief look at the lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, female pirates.

      1. Read, Mary. Juvenile Literature. 2. Pirates. Juvenile Literature.

      Words: 2590

      Reading Level: 5.7

      Ages 8 and up.

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      Mary Reed:

      Female Pirate

      One of the most famous pirates to sail the seas, was Mary Reed, a female pirate! Some people spell her last name Read, but since Mary couldn't read or write, it made no difference to her.

      Mary was born into a sailing family. Her father was captain of an English trading vessel. Her mother was an uncommon woman. She had sailed with her husband. Mary had an older brother, but he died before Mary was born.

      The sea captain also died before Mary was born. Some records show that he died so long before Mary was born that he might not have been her father.

      Mary's grandmother lived in England. She had expected great things of Mary's older brother. When he died, she was very sad. Mary's mother was afraid that her mother-in-law would not help to support her or leave any inheritance to a girl. So when Mary was born,

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