Maggie and the Pirate facts for kids
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| Author | Ezra Jack Keats |
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| Illustrator | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
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Publication date
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1979 |
| ISBN | 0-59-0448528 |
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Maggie and the Pirate is a 1979 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
Plot summary
Maggie's pet cricket Niki, in the cage her father built, is stolen by someone calling himself the Pirate. Maggie and her friends hunt all over the place, and finally she finds the Pirate's hide-out. However, during the rescue, Niki is accidentally drowned. Maggie and her friends bury the cricket, and the Pirate, a new kid in the neighborhood, comes to apologize and to bring back the cage, which has a new cricket inside.
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