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The Incredible Ship of Captain Skip
Join Skip and her crew on their amazing journey across the sea. As you read the story, you’ll make your own paper ship with easy-to-follow instructions! Through her adventure, Skip’s ship will be damaged. At the same time, you’ll be tearing off pieces of your paper ship discovering a funny surprise in the end… the treasure of Captain Skip!
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
40 pages, Hardcover
Published May 18, 2021
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March 4, 2021
El capitán Marco emprende un viaje a través de los mares con su fiel tripulación de compañeros. Se encuentran con grandes tormentas, monstruos marinos y enormes olas que azotan su pequeño barco. ¡Pero nada impedirá que el capitán Marco y su tripulación sigan navegando!
El lector recibe instrucciones al principio para doblar un bote de papel para usarlo mientras navega junto con el Capitán Marco. Cuando el barco es dañado por una gran ola, se le indica al lector que corte la cubierta trasera de su barco de papel. Luego cortamos la proa del barco cuando el barco del capitán Marco se daña de nuevo. Finalmente, el cuento nos lleva a cortar nuestro bote de papel en diferentes lugares, ¡revelando un resultado sorpresa al final! ¡El cuento y la actividad del barco de papel están escritas de forma muy inteligente! Me encantó de principio a fin.
El capitán Marco y su tripulación son valientes y audaces. Me encantó cómo nunca se rinden y siguen navegando por los mares sin importar lo que venga. La historia los describe navegando por China, Japón y Filipinas.
El estilo artístico es minimalista con bloques de color. Hay ballenas, peces y delfines en las escenas. Me encantó el diseño de la tripulación con parches en los ojos y patas de clavija e incluso una linda chica con lentes. ¡Todos son tan variados y divertidos!
¡Amo todo sobre este libro!
Descargo de responsabilidad: Recibí una copia de este libro del editor a cambio de una revisión gratuita y honesta. Todas las opiniones expresadas aquí son mis propios pensamientos verdaderos y no están influenciadas por nadie.
Captain Marco goes on a voyage across the seas with his faithful crew of shipmates. They meet with great storms, sea monsters, and huge waves that batter their little ship. But nothing will stop Captain Marco and his crew from sailing on!
The reader is given instructions at the beginning for folding a paper boat to use as you sail along with Captain Marco. When the ship is damaged by a great wave, the reader is instructed to cut the back deck off your paper boat. Then we cut off the bow of the boat when Captain Marco's ship is damaged again. Eventually, the story leads us to cut into our paper boat at different places, revealing a surprise result at the end! The story and the paper boat activity are so cleverly written! I loved it from start to finish.
Captain Marco and his crew are courageous and bold. I loved how they never give up, and keep sailing through the seas no matter what comes. The story describes them sailing around China and Japan and the Philippines.
The art style is minimalistic with blocks of color. There are whales and fish and dolphins in the scenes. I loved the design of the crew with eye patches and peg legs and even a cute girl with glasses. They are all so varied and funny!
I love everything about this book!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
El lector recibe instrucciones al principio para doblar un bote de papel para usarlo mientras navega junto con el Capitán Marco. Cuando el barco es dañado por una gran ola, se le indica al lector que corte la cubierta trasera de su barco de papel. Luego cortamos la proa del barco cuando el barco del capitán Marco se daña de nuevo. Finalmente, el cuento nos lleva a cortar nuestro bote de papel en diferentes lugares, ¡revelando un resultado sorpresa al final! ¡El cuento y la actividad del barco de papel están escritas de forma muy inteligente! Me encantó de principio a fin.
El capitán Marco y su tripulación son valientes y audaces. Me encantó cómo nunca se rinden y siguen navegando por los mares sin importar lo que venga. La historia los describe navegando por China, Japón y Filipinas.
El estilo artístico es minimalista con bloques de color. Hay ballenas, peces y delfines en las escenas. Me encantó el diseño de la tripulación con parches en los ojos y patas de clavija e incluso una linda chica con lentes. ¡Todos son tan variados y divertidos!
¡Amo todo sobre este libro!
Descargo de responsabilidad: Recibí una copia de este libro del editor a cambio de una revisión gratuita y honesta. Todas las opiniones expresadas aquí son mis propios pensamientos verdaderos y no están influenciadas por nadie.
Captain Marco goes on a voyage across the seas with his faithful crew of shipmates. They meet with great storms, sea monsters, and huge waves that batter their little ship. But nothing will stop Captain Marco and his crew from sailing on!
The reader is given instructions at the beginning for folding a paper boat to use as you sail along with Captain Marco. When the ship is damaged by a great wave, the reader is instructed to cut the back deck off your paper boat. Then we cut off the bow of the boat when Captain Marco's ship is damaged again. Eventually, the story leads us to cut into our paper boat at different places, revealing a surprise result at the end! The story and the paper boat activity are so cleverly written! I loved it from start to finish.
Captain Marco and his crew are courageous and bold. I loved how they never give up, and keep sailing through the seas no matter what comes. The story describes them sailing around China and Japan and the Philippines.
The art style is minimalistic with blocks of color. There are whales and fish and dolphins in the scenes. I loved the design of the crew with eye patches and peg legs and even a cute girl with glasses. They are all so varied and funny!
I love everything about this book!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
April 6, 2021
While I loved the fact that the captain was a girl named Skip who left her desert home for adventure on the high seas, the ending left me feeling rather let down. I wanted more details and a different conclusion. It works, of course, the story isn't really the point of the book. Instead, readers make their own paper origami boat--there's a pattern on the front endpaper--and as Skip faces various trials and her ship is damaged, they tear up similar parts of their boats. When the mast is torn, the ship sinks, and the sailors presumably disappear or drown. Others come in search of treasure, but what they find is surprising and will certainly elicit a laugh of delight from youngsters as they unfold the remaining part of their paper boat. The story goes on for a little longer than necessary, building suspense but also giving youngsters a chance to listen and concentrate carefully while eagerly anticipating the next step to be taken with their own boats. I don't know how incredible that ship was, but the paper boat will hold readers' interests and have them eager to share a similar trick with others.
June 26, 2021
English and Spanish editions of a delightful adventure on the high seas. In the English edition, the main character is Captain Skip, a girl; in the Spanish edition, it’s a boy named named Marco. Otherwise, the versions are similar. I like that the character depiction lends itself to any gender. The Captain decides to go on an adventure. She finds a ship, hires a crew and travels the world’s oceans. The travelers traverse real oceans, and meet obstacles which snap off the stern, prow and mast. There are directions to fold a paper ship, and when these accidents happen in the story, readers tear off the corresponding part of their paper ship. The ship sinks, but the crew all survive. At the end, years later, a treasure is found in the shipwreck, which corresponds to a surprise when the remaining part of the paper ship is unfolded. It’s a clever idea, and I am using it for story time!
Appealing digital art in deep, sunny colors depicts a crew with diverse abilities (one has a peg leg), skin tones (including blue) and genders. The book’s mood is calm and happy, despite the catastrophic fate of the ship, but there’s a spectacular octopus on one two page spread whose mood is open to interpretation!
Appealing digital art in deep, sunny colors depicts a crew with diverse abilities (one has a peg leg), skin tones (including blue) and genders. The book’s mood is calm and happy, despite the catastrophic fate of the ship, but there’s a spectacular octopus on one two page spread whose mood is open to interpretation!
April 21, 2022
There are some good elements to this book, but the story is choppy and does not build towards a climax. The ending, in particular, is blunt and unsatisfactory in its resolution. Overall, the flow and pacing is lacking and the language is basic.
The illustrations are modern, colorful, and playful!
This book includes a fun activity element - instructions for making an origami boat and altering it as the story progresses. Unfortunately, it seems as though the author had one goal in mind (turning the boat into a shirt) and sacrificed the story to accomplish it. With more details, better flow, and a more convincing resolution, this book could live up to its potential.
The illustrations are modern, colorful, and playful!
This book includes a fun activity element - instructions for making an origami boat and altering it as the story progresses. Unfortunately, it seems as though the author had one goal in mind (turning the boat into a shirt) and sacrificed the story to accomplish it. With more details, better flow, and a more convincing resolution, this book could live up to its potential.
April 17, 2021
This is a cute pirate story with fun illustrations and with a surprise ending. Honestly the story is a little underwhelming BUT this author does something truly unique that I love. At the beginning of the story you are invited to fold your own origami ship to sail with them. Throughout the story you alter the folded paper and at the end a surprise is revealed. This makes this book so clever and absolutely worth reading. Interactive picture books are growing more and more common, but I loved this twist on involving kids in the reading experience.
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March 27, 2021Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
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July 14, 2021Neat interactive component.
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