Sir Francis Drake
by Roy Gerrard · 1988
Retells in poetry the daring adventures of the explorer who was the first Englishman to sail around the world; helped to defeat the Spanish Armada; and who, encouraged by Queen Elizabeth I, was a feared pirate in his time.
Children's poetry, EnglishEnglish poetryExplorersHistory, NavalJuvenile poetryNaval HistoryPoetryNew York Times reviewedAdmiralsBiographyDrake, francis, approximately 1540-1596Drake, francis, approximately 1540-1596, juvenile literature