The Revenge of Captain Blood

Band: Extended
Scheme: Tree Tops
Type: Fiction
Author: Paul Shipton
ISBN: 9780198448037
The Revenge of Captain Blood book cover

What's the book about?

Mark can’t believe his eyes when a pirate in a painting suddenly winks at him and steps into his bedroom, with a cheeky parrot called Hector on his shoulder. Together, they must work out why a sneaky professor is so interested in the old pirate and his long-lost treasure. Join them on a daring adventure full of mystery, danger, and buried gold as Mark helps his new friends right a wrong from the past.

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Reviews

Ciaran, Age 6

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This book is about
There is a Captain called Captain Blood in a painting and he comes alive with his parrot, Hector. A boy sees Captain Blood and helps him to find his treasure because Professor Grimsdale wants to take the treasure to become rich. Hector helps Captain Blood and the boy to find where the treasure is buried, just before Professor Grimsdale and some other men arrive. There is a fight and Captain Blood wins. When the treasure chest is opened it is empty. The treasure is on a ship with Captain Blood´s shipmates. Captain Blood and Hector return to sea with them. Professor Grimsdale decides to write a book about Captain Blood.

The main characters are
Captain Blood, Hector the parrot , the boy and Professor Grimsdale.

My favourite part of the book is
When they find that the treasure chest is empty.

I would also like to say
The author likes to look for buried treasure at the seaside.