Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs was written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Russell Ayto. The book was published by Margaret K. McElderry Books in 2005. It is the first in a series of books about Flinn and the pirate dinosaurs. This picture book is a fantasy book about historical creatures. The theme of this story is being nice gains you more friends. Flinn is drawing in his classroom, when his marker runs out of ink. When he goes into the closet o find a new marker, he encounters a crying pirate named Captain Stubble. Captain Stubble, Flinn, and some of his friends enter into a world behind the closet where they set sail to rescue Captain Stubble's ship, the Acorn from a crew of mischevious pirate dinosaurs. When they finally catch up with the Acorn, Flinn batlles the ferocious T. Rex for hours until, exhausted the T. Rex gives up. Flinn and his friends leave the world of make-believe to return to class in time for lunch. The story is very heart-warming, and grea for teaching students about the value of friendship and kindness.
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