The Ballad of the Pirate Queens

The Ballad of the Pirate Queens by Jane Yolen, illustrated by David Shannon, is the story of Anne Bonney, Mary Reade.

Told in verse, this picture book tells of the capture of Calico Jack Rackham's ship Vanity and the notorious female pirates in the early 1700s.

Yolen has done a great job of telling this story for a young audience. Shannon's illustrations are beautiful.

Yolen, Jane. (1995). The Ballad of the Pirate Queens. New York: Voyager Books.