Pearl Fairweather, Pirate Captain

Follow the adventures of Captain Pearl Fairweather – a brave, fair and strong pirate captain! Captain Pearl and her diverse crew of twenty-four women sail the seven seas on the good ship, Harmony, looking only for adventure. All is well, until the day Captain Sandy McCross sails into their lives and demands to take over Pearl's ship! This beautifully illustrated children's picture book explores crucial issues such as gender equality, respectful relationships, empowerment, diversity, leadership, bullying behaviours, self-esteem, the prevention of violence, and conflict resolution. The aim of this book is to empower young girls to be strong, assertive, self-confident and self-reliant, and for boys to respect that empowerment, and to embrace and value it. Comprehensive Discussion Questions are included to further draw out the learning.