For three decades, Drake prowled the seas from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. He raided the African coast for men, women and children and sold them into slavery. He attacked Spanish crews and filled his ships with their loot. In the 16th Century, Spanish sailors feared one sight more than any other: the masts of Francis Drake's pirate ships on the horizon.
- Engaging biographies of famous and infamous figures in history
- Sophisticated design will attract high-school and middle-school struggling readers, yet on-target reading levels make these books accessible to readers of all levels
- Controlled vocabulary and sentence length make these books highly readable
- Directly correlated to Social Studies Standards for Middle and High School
