History Lesson

Today we got a rare treat in that Lily spoke at length about something she learned at school. She read a book about Blackbeard the pirate and we learned all about him. She knew about his ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge and how he hid in an inlet somewhere in the Outer Banks. When he saw a ship laden with cargo he would strike.

Apparently his undoing was from a man named Maynard (perhaps this is who the road near our house is named after?). Maynard very cleverly hid his crew below deck and lured Blackbeard in. Lily also knew that it took three balls to fell Blackbeard. I didn't know that.

She got all of this from a book she read. I find this very encouraging. She is a voracious reader, like her mom. But I have been wondering about how much she's getting out of her reading. It turns out that she is getting plenty.