The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found
by Martin W. Sandler
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 29,866
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1270L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 188117, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Whidah (Ship)
- Pirates--Caribbean Area--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Buccaneers--History--18th century
- Slave trade--History--18th century
- Pirates
- Whidah (Ship)--Juvenile literature
- Shipwrecks
- Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Pirates
- Slave trade--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Buccaneers--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Massachusetts--Cape Cod
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod--Juvenile literature
- Caribbean Area
- Slave trade
- Pirates--Caribbean Area--History--18th century
- Buccaneers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Exploration & Discovery
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Martin W. Sandler about The Whydah
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by Jeff Cummings
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Awards & Distinctions 5
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
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