Meet Captain Red Beard, Bones the sea dog, Fingers the parrot and the rest of the sea-loving pirate crew aboard their ship the Black Beast. It is expertly levelled to Book Bands ensuring that every independent reading session is successful in helping to turn children into confident and enthusiastic readers. It features character-linked fiction and thematically-linked non-fiction books to motivate children in their early reading. Every "Pirate Cove" book contains notes written specially for parents or LSAs, to help them provide meaningful support and encouragement to the child.