"This title is set 200-300 years ago in the Golden Age of Sail. The main character, Scratch Kitten has been at sea for a while now, learning how to become a ship's cat. But he suddenly gets set adrift, until he gets picked up by pirates. Scratch has to find a way to get rid of the Captain's parrot in order to secure his place on the pirate ship. We learn a lot about life aboard a pirate ship, from the point of view of the pirates, AND the ship's cat and ship's parrot!"--Provided by publisher.