Ghost Ship

Owen, R. (2017). The Ghost Ship: The Pharaoh's Buried Vessel. New York New York: Bearport Publishing. 32 pages, Grades 4-6, Juvenile Nonfiction, ISBN 9781684020270.

This book is about an archaeologist named Kamal Al-Mallakh and his discovery. This archaeologist discovered the world’s oldest surviving ship in the Egyptian desert. The book then goes on and explains who the Ancient Egyptians are, how they lived back in 3000 B.C. to 300 A.D, and the impact that the Nile river had on them. The Nile river had a big impact on the people and fishermen, it was their source of food, water, and transportation by boat. The book then explains how ships were built, the importance of them and details about the ship that Kamal Al-Mallakh discovered.

This was a very informative book. I enjoyed reading it and learning new things about the Nile river, Ancient Egyptians and the ship that was discovered. The book has very detailed and colorful pictures to describe the text, which will draw students in to picking up this book and reading it. I think this book is aimed more towards older students because of the vocabulary and topics that it contains. One thing that I did not like as much about this book was how much information it contained within very few pages. It is a lot of information for a student to take in all at once, I think they will end up looking at the pictures and putting the book down. However, it can be used as a resource for teachers and a textbook in a sense.

Reviewed by: Jordyn R.