Reviews for You Wouldn't Want to Travel With Captain Cook!: A Voyage You'd Rather Not Make

The average rating for You Wouldn't Want to Travel With Captain Cook!: A Voyage You'd Rather Not Make based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-01 00:00:00 Jonathan Stueck Grade/interest level: Upper elementary (3rd -5th grade) Reading level: Guided Reading Level S Genre: Information book Main Characters: Captain Cook Setting: 18th century ship POV: Information shared through a passenger's eyes Summary: You Wouldn't Want to Travel With Captain Cook, A Voyage You'd Rather Not Make by Mark Bergin, illustrated by David Antram is an informational book that takes you back in time on a ship with Captain Cook. This book is part of the "You Wouldn't to…" series, a unique informational book series, which places the readers in a person of that historical time's shoes while teaching them factual information. In this book we are a 16 year old naval man who joins the Royal British Navy. Captain Cook, the commander of the ship, takes us aboard, as we travel to Tahiti following King George III's orders. The reader learns the ropes of the ship, the accidents that occur, how they lived on the ship, and when they reached land. David Antram's illustrations add a comedic touch to the informational book; the character's actions are largely exaggerated and vividly describe the actions occurring in the text. Class Uses/Themes: I would use this as a read aloud book in my class during a social studies unit on studying how people lived in the past. I would have students make Venn diagrams to compare and contrast how it's like to live then and now. I would also use this book in my class during a colonization unit to discuss how colonizers traveled and why they traveled to these lands.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-28 00:00:00 Christopher Rooney Journey with Captain Cook and learn about how he and his crew traveled from England, around South America, to New Zealand, to half of Australia and back home during a 3 year period. Of course the book mentions the hardship of ship life, but it also tells you about the cultures of the peoples of each world, the purpose of the trip, importance of the food sources, the positions of the crew, discipline, what to do if, parts of a ship (all easily explained to the kids in a lighter-hearted way). Each of these books has fun engaging illustrations, cool tidbits of fact, and keeps the pace. Such a great idea of a series of NON-FICTION for kids and History. If kids like Magic Treehouse or the older ones who like the "I Survived" series, these are good readalikes.