Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th

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Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Let’s have some fun with some stories of the sea, fun new words to use and a fun buccaneer science activity. We will batten down the hatches and try to build a sailing vessel and keep it from Davey Jones’ locker while filling it with booty and doubloons! Another great way to keep the pirate fun going is to make a treasure map and have a scavenger hunt!

 

Watch the video where Children’s Librarian Jessie shows you about testing the buoyancy of our pirate ships:

STEAM Challenge #17: Talk Like a Pirate

Join us for a fun STEAM Saturday where we learn to talk like pirates and build a pirate ship that an hold all our treasures! Also check out a blog post with many other fun pirate ideas for the whole family at https://www.buffalolib.org/blog/talk-pirate-day-september-19th-0

Posted by Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library on Saturday, September 19, 2020

 

Now you need your Pirate Name
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Pirate lingo is very important. It is TALK like a Pirate Day after all. Here are some important words and phrases to know:

Ahoy matey – Hello my friend

Ahoy, Me hearties – Hello to a group

Avast Ye – Stop and look

Aye – Yes

Aye, Aye – Yes but right away

Batten down the hatches – Prepare for a storm

Blow me down – I’m shocked. An expression of disbelief

Booty – Treasure, like gold or jewels

Cutlass – A curved sword

Davey Jones’ locker – The bottom of the ocean

Dead Men Tell No Tales – Dead pirates cannot tell secrets

Doubloons – Spanish gold coins

Fathom – A term of measurement equaling about 6 feet

Grub - Food

Head – The ship’s toilet

Hornswaggle – To cheat

Pieces of Eight – Gold coins

Shiver me Timbers – An expression like Oh Wow

Thar she blows – A whale was spotted

Plunder – To steal

Want some more pirate fun? Here are some stories available through the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library!

How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
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Captain Jack and the Pirates by Peter Bently
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Pirate’s Perfect Pet by Beth Ferry
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No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou By Rhonda Growler GreeneImage removed.

The Pirate Jamboree by Mark Teague
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Pirate by Richard Platt
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Pirate Pete by Kim Kennedy
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Join Children’s Librarian Erin as she reads Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnAOCgEeWHtcfSySAjfXWCd1bTruP8kw

More pirate fun can be found at:
https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/19/talk-like-a-pirate-day-an-essential-guide

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