Grace O'Malley finds excitement and danger when she defies Irish tradition and goes off to sea with her father, a trader and pirate.
Grace, a teenage girl, is the best sailor on board the pirate ship Sea Devil, but Captain Cutthroat leaves her to die out on a desert island anyway.
Specially written for children who need the support of carefully monitored language levels, this story, entitled Grace the Pirate, seeks to be accessible, motivating and humorous.
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Was this the price of her freedom? Judith Cook explores this and other questions about the life and times of this remarkable woman in a fascinating, thrilling and impeccably researched book.
Over 400 years ago Granuaile became a legend. As both Pirate Queen and Chieftain of the O'Malley clan, Granuaile or Grace O'Malley, challenged the accepted ideas of sixteenth century Ireland.
A grandfather of mine was born in County Cork.” “Wilson, that's not an Irish name.” “I'm Irish on my mother's side.” But in fact none of my family names, the Lane of my Irish relatives, the Swanson of my Swedish grandmother, ...
The Fearsome Charlie Grace holds a race of pirates in this book of rhyme, rhythm and fun.
This is the true story of Grace O’Malley, or Granuaile, who ruled on land and sea in Connaught over 400 years ago.
This book is part of TreeTops Fiction, a structured reading programme providing juniors with stories they will love to read.
Grace O'Malley is the story of one remarkable woman's quest for survival and fulfilment, by land and by sea.