They love to eat ham and drink grog. It’s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Books Advanced Search Today's Deals New Releases Amazon Charts Best Sellers & More The Globe & Mail Best Sellers New York Times Best Sellers Best Books of the Month Children's Books Advanced Search Today's Deals New Darwin has been banished from London by a rival scientist and manages to convince the Pirate captain to help defeat his enemies. The pirate crew track their parakeet to a floating menagerie where a dining club are eating rare animals. The Pirates! Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure! Pirates! The crew are arguing (again) about what is the best thing about being a pirate.This ends in a fight until the Pirate Captain breaks it up and says that the best bit of being a pirate is the shanties. Try Prime EN Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders Try Prime Cart. Documentary | TV Special 24 March 2012 A pirate captain has a prize parakeet which Charles Darwin wants to put on show but then Queen Victoria kidnaps the bird. Title: The Pirates! series by Gideon Defoe dealing with a hapless crew of pirates. in an Adventure with Scientists: Amazon.ca: Defoe, Gideon: Books. On their adventures they meet Charles Darwin and his highly trained and sophisticated man-panzee Mister Bobo. In an Adventure with Scientists is the first book in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists T4 Movie Special . Plot: The book is set in 1837, following The Pirate Captain and his crew.. In an Adventure with Scientists! In an Adventure with Scientists follows the story of the Pirate captain and his unorthodox crew. On their adventures they meet Charles Darwin and his highly trained and sophisticated man-panzee Mister Bobo. Title: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, featuring the greatest sea-faring hero of all time, the immortal Pirate Captain, who, although he lives for months at a time at sea, somehow manages to keep his beard silky and in good condition. It was published in 2004 by Orion Books (ISBN 0-297-84885-2).The book was adapted into a stop-motion film by Aardman Animations It’s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.