Next Week: Getting along at home Issue 31, 2018 Founded by Betty Debnam Mini Fact: Blackbeard’s life Historians don’t know a lot about Blackbeard Jean Leon Blackbeard. His real name was Edward Gerome Thatch, and he was probably born Ferris painted in England around 1680. He went to this scene of the Bahamas the the “Capture of the Pirate, in 1713 and Blackbeard” started working in 1920. with Benjamin Pirate Hornigold, a Jamaican Are you a fan of movies and books about Blackbeard renamed the ship Queen privateer, or sailor pirates? If so, you’ll probably be celebrating Anne’s Revenge and kept a small number of on an armed ship. International Pirate Month in August! slaves to work as its crew. Hornigold put The Mini Page invites you aboard as we Thatch in charge Blackbeard’s last battle of his own pirate learn more about Blackbeard, the most famous Blackbeard and many of his men settled pirate of all time. ship in 1716. in North Carolina near Bath and Ocracoke, Blackbeard Early outlaws where they could easily launch their ships and had a frightening During the 1700s, pirates were the outlaws return with their loot. The governor there, appearance: He of the sea. They chased down and took over Charles Eden, let them stay because the thieves A drawing of Blackbeard by was tall and thin merchant ships carrying goods back and forth provided him with many luxuries, such as Benjamin Cole, from a and wore long over the Atlantic Ocean or up and down the sugar and chocolate. 1724 book. hair and a long, Atlantic coast. Then they sold the “booty.” But Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Alexander dark beard. During battles, he wrapped Blackbeard’s group of pirates made their Spotswood, wasn’t as welcoming. He sent Royal slow-burning coils in his beard, which base in the Bahamas and were active only for Navy Lt. Robert Maynard to North Carolina made smoke and fire swirl around his head. about seven years, from 1713 to 1720. with two ships to defeat Blackbeard. But while he was scary-looking, some When the battle began, one of Maynard’s historians believe he never killed anyone ships was ambushed by Blackbeard’s men. But until his final battle. aboard the second ship, Maynard’s men hid In fact, many people in Britain and the below the deck, and when the pirates boarded Colonies thought of Blackbeard as a Robin the ship, they attacked. Hood-like hero, fighting against cruel and Blackbeard was killed by Maynard on harsh rulers. Nov. 22, 1718. The sailors cut off his head and strung it up on their ship, and they tossed his body into the sea. Blackbeard’s flag, or Jolly Roger. Queen Anne’s Revenge Resources Terrorizing the seas In November 1996, a search team found cannons and anchors on the ocean floor near In October 1717, on a ship called Revenge, On the Web: Beaufort Inlet in North Carolina. Other items Blackbeard and his crew attacked other ships • bit.ly/MPQARartifacts they found led the discovery team to believe in Chesapeake Bay, Philadelphia and New • bit.ly/MPBlackbeard that the ship was the Queen Anne’s Revenge. York Harbor. As they were sailing in the In 2004, the site was added to the National At the library: eastern Caribbean, they captured a French Register of Historic Places, and a number of • “Blackbeard: A Notorious Pirate in the slave ship with 516 slaves chained below deck. other items have been recovered since then. Caribbean” by Tim Cooke The Mini Page® © 2018 Andrews McMeel Syndication Try ’n’ Find Mini Jokes Words that remind us of Blackbeard are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, Pat: Why are pirates called and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: pirates? Pam: They just arrrgh! AMBUSH, ATLANTIC, F P D R A E B K C A L B B H S BAHAMAS, BATH, BATTLE, L R V O O O C R A C O K E C M BLACKBEARD, CREW, A I P N Y A T L A N T I C T E EDWARD, ENGLAND, G V I R H S S U D O W U S A R Eco Note FLAG, GOVERNOR, HERO, D A R E H S L P E N C E E H C MERCHANT, OCEAN, R T A V E X U A I L A E R T H In the past 200 years, OCRACOKE, PIRATE, A E T O R I I B V H T L A C A the ocean has become much more PRIVATEER, SAILORS, W E E G O I F O M E S T G N N acidic. It has absorbed 500 billion tons SHIPS, SLAVES, THATCH. D R B A H A M A S A S I A N T of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. E H S R O L I A S W H T A B E If not for the ocean, temperatures would have risen more than they already have. But creatures that live in the sea have their likes and dislikes about acidic water — mostly dislikes. Sea creatures Mini Spy Classics with shells — like oysters, clams and Mini Spy and her friends are pretending to be pirates. See if mussels — need the ocean to be a little you can find the hidden pictures. Then color the picture. less acidic than fresh water. That way, they can use the minerals in the water to 48 to make their shells. with adapted from climatekids.nasa.gov 3) and For later: 2 1, Look in your newspaper for International 844-426-1256 Pirate Month events. call or 2018 Andrews McMeel Syndication © (Volumes Teachers: For standards-based activities to accompany this feature, Booklets visit: bit.ly/MPstandards. And follow The Mini Page® Spy The Mini Page on Facebook! Mini MiniPageBooks.com, your Visit shipping. Order $1 puzzles! plus Fans! $4 Spy favorite Just Mini your Mini Spy Classics appear in the first issue of each month. issue appear in the first Classics Mini Spy Hey of order. 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