Ship

by David Macaulay

Book Overview

Describes wooden ships or caravels of the 15th century and follows archaeologists as they uncover a lost caravel in the Caribbean Sea This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395524393
• ISBN13: 9780395524398
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 12.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

A fun book for ship lovers

Another one of David Macaulay's great books! This one is completely different than say Castle, Cathedral, or Pyramid, but it is still an enjoyable and educational book.

Wonderful book for budding sailors

Love David Macauly's work, and this book is an excellent read for budding sailors who enjoy learning about construction.

Like "Connections" only a book

It's hard to be enthusiastic enough about a book like this. I like the subjects (Archeology, Ship Building, historical research, fascinating stories) and the presentation style, but most of all I like how the author makes connections and inspires you to find more information about things that you suddenly feel as if you never appreciated enough. His other books are similar - "City", "Cathedral" etc. You also get the benefit of considerate and imaginative views taken from vantage points that are often difficult if not impossible to obtain in normal day to day life (or even imaginative flights of fancy)

Ship by David Macaulay

David Macaulay is one of my favorite author/illustrators. This book is rich in detail and will interest children and adults.

History, for the kids.

My sister's boyfriend picked this book up at a garage sale and happened to leave it lying around. I was drawn to the cover art and once I started flipping through the pages, I couldn't put it down. It's not exactly a literary page-turner, though the story is kind of interesting - consisting mostly of a diary that was discovered in the early 1990's that contained a man's account of his experiences building a ship in Seville, Spain in 1504. But the illustrations, especially in the second half of the book, are of an incredibly high caliber. I was highly impressed with Mr. Macaulay's abilities and look forward to collecting the rest of his books if they, too, include such interesting painted pages.