Pirate Ships and Flags

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Reading A-Z Level
Grade	4
Fountas & Pinnell	Q
Reading Recovery	40
DRA	40

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Pirate Ships and Flags
Informational (nonfiction), 1,804 words, Level U (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Possessive Nouns
Word Work	Pronouns

Book Summary

The image of an eye-patched, peg-legged pirate with a hook for a hand and a parrot on his shoulder may be familiar to many readers. However, they may not be familiar with the ships that pirates used to chase their victims. Pirate Ships and Flags describes various ships used by pirates during the Golden Age of piracy. The types of ships used in different regions of the world, along with the advantages of each in the practice of looting, are explained.