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The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate
Escrito por Scott Nash
Narrado por Dan John Miller
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The captain and his crew cross swords with the villainous crow, Teach, and his dastardly gang of thieves; outrun sharp-toothed predators and furry fiends; explore hidden lairs and secret hideouts; witness strange hatchings and astonishing courage; and encounter heroes of every size, shape, and species-all set forth in this volume, artfully penned by Scott Nash, Gentleman.
"Listen or be hanged!" -Blue Jay the Pirate, Captain of the Grosbeak
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The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate
Escrito por Scott Nash
Narrado por Dan John Miller
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The captain and his crew cross swords with the villainous crow, Teach, and his dastardly gang of thieves; outrun sharp-toothed predators and furry fiends; explore hidden lairs and secret hideouts; witness strange hatchings and astonishing courage; and encounter heroes of every size, shape, and species-all set forth in this volume, artfully penned by Scott Nash, Gentleman.
"Listen or be hanged!" -Blue Jay the Pirate, Captain of the Grosbeak
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I was not quite sure what to think of this book, at first. It takes a strong leap of the imagination to emerge oneself in the pirating world...of birds.
The best way I can describe it is as "Wind in the Willows" meets "Pirates of the Carribean." Sounds bizarre, but somehow, Nash makes it work. There's humor, and adventure, and even a little bit of carnage. It may take some imagination at first, but you soon find yourself forgetting that the characters are, in fact, birds, and becoming wrapped up in the adventure.
Rating: 4The best way I can describe it is as "Wind in the Willows" meets "Pirates of the Carribean." Sounds bizarre, but somehow, Nash makes it work. There's humor, and adventure, and even a little bit of carnage. It may take some imagination at first, but you soon find yourself forgetting that the characters are, in fact, birds, and becoming wrapped up in the adventure.
Written and illustrated by Scott Nash, The High Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate (Candlewick Press, 2012) reminded me, in a good way, of Brian Jacques' Redwall books, though geared for a slightly younger audience and without nearly as much of the world-building wonderfulness Jacques brought to his stories. But Blue Jay and his avian crew are great characters in their own right, and their adventures and battles make for a nice afternoon's read. The full-color illustrations complement the text beautifully.
Rating: 4I almost gave up on this book at about chapter 5 and then I read some very favourable reviews and decided to push on. It became much more interesting and I ended up enjoying the book. The characters are each unique and add variety to the story. You end up cheering on Blue Jay and his friends as they battle the crows. My favourite characters were the sparrows and the mole. I will pass this along to my son's elementary / junior high school so that children can enjoy this charming novel. The illustrations are wonderful. I am not sure what age group this is really aimed at. My 13 year old was not interested because the idea of pirate birds seemed too young but the vocabulary seemed to be too much for a 9 year old.
Rating: 3The High Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash is a pirate adventure in the style of the Redwall books but with an avian cast. Captain Blue Jay loves collecting eggs as treasure but this time, his plunder hatches.Imagine, Jim Hawkins as a gosling on a ship designed for much smaller birds. Captain Blue Jay has a problem now as he's trying to do right by his foundling, while keeping his ship afloat.In the background there's a food shortage as winter approaches. The Thrushian army demands a tithe for protecting the villages, except their demands are crippling the local economies. There is starvation and civil unrest.The best part of the book is the artwork. The illustrations include portraits of all the shipmates, a map of the area, a cross section of the ship, as well as scenes of adventure from the book.Frankly, this book would have done better as a graphic novel on the strength of the artwork. The prose lags in parts, especially as things segue from the discovery of Rafael the gosling to the trouble with the Thrushian army.
Rating: 3I got a copy of this book to review through the Amazon Vine program. This was a very cute book with some wonderful illustrations about a pirate bird named Blue Jay and his crew.Blue Jay the Pirate is the most feared pirate of the skies and has a hankering for collecting beautiful eggs. When one of the eggs hatches to produce a gosling, things change for Blue Jay and his crew. Eventually Blue Jay and his crew find themselves allying with the sparrows from Briarloch to take out a gang of mean and vicious crows. Ends up Gabriel the gosling has a rather large role to play in it all.This was a fun and cute story aimed at the younger age set. All the characters in the story are animals, mostly different types of birds. It is fun to watch how well the birds on the pirate ship work together, even during disagreements.Gabriel is a great character, and although he doesn’t fit in and seems like a detriment to the pirating crew, in the end he figures out how to use his differences to help out his friends and save the day. This is a great message about learning to embrace your differences and make the best of them rather than try to be someone you’re not.There are some great action scenes between the birds and the crows. Again it is fun to watch as the pirating birds and the landbound sparrows are able to set aside differences and unite to fight against a greater evil when the need is there.This is a great adventure tale about friendship, teamwork, and embracing differences. The pictures throughout are beautiful and very well done. I read an advanced reading copy so they were all in black and white, but the final book is supposed to be in full color and I am eager to see this. The book is aimed at a younger age set. As such the words used are fairly simple and the plot is very straightforward. I’d recommend for kids age 8+. Young adults and older might find the story a bit too simple to really be engaging.Overall a cute and fun read with some beautiful illustrations. A great adventure story about friendship, teamwork, and embracing your differences. The plot and language is fairly simple; so I would recommend for kids who love pirates. Young adults and older will probably find the story too simple to be very engaging. Younger pirate fans though should be highly entertained.
Rating: 4This was a disappointment. There was some interesting world building, but the story and writing felt forced.
Rating: 1