A guide to pirates, in which Captain Blackbird takes his readers on a voyage of discovery in the rouge-filled seas. Aboard The Leaky Bucket, with his trusty cabin lad Jake Hornpipe and his naughty parrot Harriet, Captain Blackbird explores: real-life adventure stories of big bad ugly pirates; gruesome facts about everyday pirate life; tales of hidden treasure; the secret codes of the pirate flags; pirate games; and jolly roger jokes and pirate songs.