The Pirates Mixed-Up Voyage
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The illustration on the cover of this issue of Books for Keeps shows the arrival of King Sahure's funeral procession at the pyramid at Abusir around 2473 BC. Reconstructed from archaeological evidence, this illustration by David Salariya and Shirley Willis is taken from Ancient Egypt by Rosalie and Antony E. David, published by Kingfisher in the History as Evidence series (0 86272 091 5, £3.95). We are grateful to Kingfisher for help in using this illustration. (See Information Please, pages 20-21)
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The Pirates Mixed-Up Voyage
Piled with layer upon layer of adjectival overkill, so beloved by the sort of child who will understand the humour that Margaret Mahy injects into her text, this pirate story is an guaranteed winner. Philosophy satirised, even slinks into the opening page, in an erudite argument between Lionel Wafer and Toothpick. Free Will, Determinism, Great stuff, Sir Kief will love every nuance, not to mention Toad, without a wooden leg, just in case you confuse him with any antecedent pirate, nameless of course. Ye Olde Pyratte Shippe Teashoppe, well there's ethnic, boyo. A lot of rumblebumpkin, if you don't mind me saying so.