Black Dog

About the Book

Black Dog-The Reluctant Pirate is an adventure story for 2nd thru 5th graders about a ten year old pirate who is the son and grandson of longtime pirates. He embarks on an incredible journey to a distant island where he discovers a buried treasure chest with hundreds of gold and silver coins. Or was this adventure just a dream as he fell into a deep sleep after spending the day digging for treasure under the old oak tree? Read about Black Dog and find out for yourself.

About the Author

Wayne Miller is a builder of pirate ships, and treasure chests, and a writer of stories. Having retired from 35 years as a sixth grade History teacher, he is now substitute teaching 2nd through 5th grade , where he recognized the students’ love of hearing a good adventure story. He started constructing treasure chests and pirate ships to use as props in his oral stories. This love of History and storytelling prompted him to publish Black Dog-The Reluctant Pirate.