Suken treasure

by Gail Gibbons

Suken treasure (The Literature experience)

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens, Science

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 1988

About the author

From gailgibbons.com: I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1944. Even as a little child, I was always busy putting books together. Sometimes I would bind them with yarn to hold the pages together. I've always loved drawing and painting. I was also a very curious child. My parents tell me that I was always asking lots and lots of questions.

Later, I went on to the University of Illinois, where I studied graphic design. Then I moved to New York City, where I got a job doing artwork for television shows. Eventually I was asked to do the artwork for a children's show. While doing that show, some of the children asked me if I had ever thought of doing children's books. My mind immediately recalled how much I enjoyed doing that type of thing when I was a child. So I put an idea for a book together and right away a publisher bought it. That book was called Willy and His Wheel Wagon. Since then, over 170 books that I have written and illustrated have been published. The type of books I write are non-fiction books. This is because I love researching so much. I get to ask lots of questions, just like when I was a kid. I also get to travel and meet lots of interesting people. While doing research for my book Nature's Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests, I traveled to two islands where there are tropical rain forests, Saba and Dominica. I also had a great time writing and illustrating the book. I get a lot of pleasure from doing the type of work I do.

Reviews

[Mallory · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, though short and to the point, was chalk full of information. Sunken Treasure is a very detailed book about the search and excavation of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, a Spanish ship that sank in 1622. Each section is clearly labeled with headings such as, The Sinking, The Search, The Find, The Recording, and The Salvage. There are also pieces of information cleverly added in the illustrations. In addition to information about the Atocha, this book also contains information on other shipwrecks including The Titanic and The Vasa. At the end of this book there is a page dedicated to the history of diving. Though this book is presented as a short picture book, the information packed into this small book was astounding! I recommend this book for students grades 4 and up.

[Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

The reason I read as much as I do is because of this book and its being featured on Reading Rainbow. I remember asking my mother after watching if we could go to the library and that day I got my library card. That library didn’t have this book in its collection so my parents took me to the bookstore which did have this book.
I read it, reread it, drew pictures from it, built little boats with my legos.
Even though my choice of books has gotten more complex I still love this book- the first of many.

[Kendall Evilcizer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book. I would recommend this to 3rd Grade and above because it has richer language and it is pretty lengthy for younger children. It uses past and present events, and has great illustrations provided to understand what the text is saying.

[Kayla Mosson · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are looking for a young children's book that provides lots of details and information about various ships this is your book. The book Sunken Treasure by Gail Gibbons is a great illustrated book that provides readers with great pictures and text about ships that have sunk, and of course the "treasure" that comes along with sunken ships. The book would be a great book to tie into a history lesson if you are a teacher as it talks about ships of the past. It does have some pretty lengthy paragraphs, but it it great information for children. The book would be great to use for reports and presentations for a classroom. This book is more for your middle aged classrooms 3-5. Youngsters would be very confused with the text; however, the pictures help depict the text so younger readers could have an idea of what is being told. I gave the book a 5 out of 5 stars. This would be a great book for teachers to read and discuss with their class. And a great book to create questions and discussions from. Like mentioned before the pictures are great, the there is a lit of text in this book, as it is a children's informational text.

[Feras Nasser · Rating 4 out of 5]

The takeaway of this book is learning about the entire process on finding and retrieving the treasures and artifacts of sunken ships. The book describes the sinking of a ship, the search for it, when it was found, how it was salvaged, what needed to be restored and preserved of the found treasures and/or artifacts, and how and what we can learn about the past through the found lost treasures and/or artifacts. In this book, the author focuses on the Atocha and gives brief descriptions of four other sunken ships, among them the famous Titanic.

I can use this book to ask my students to research another sunken ship of their choice and to elaborate on it by using the same steps and methods as the author of this book has done. This can be a group project in which each student is assigned a different aspect of the sunken ship in question. For example, one student writes about the sinking of their ship and another writes about its salvage.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book and learning about different treasure hunts. This book is a great mentor text because it is so organized! Each section is labeled and then, if the page has multiple pictures, each picture is labeled. I also loved that in the back of the book there are additional treasure hunt adventures in the form of comics to read about more. This is a great book to have in the classroom for students to look at how one could organize their writing and also those students who are interested in ship wrecks.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This narrative story about the sinking and subsequent search for the Spanish galleon Atocha couples lively descriptions with appropriately detailed illustrations. Gibbons takes readers through the history of the galleon’s last voyage, as well as Mel Fisher’s attempts to find the galleon and its treasures. Stuffed with information about the sinking of the ship and methods of discovering a sunken ship, young readers will enjoy this little-known piece of history.

[Jackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

With the sunken ship, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, Gibbons tells a young reader the about the steps an archaeologist, treasure hunters, and scientists use to locate treasures below the water's surface. It may take many years, many hours of labor, and lots of money to finally find the goods.

Sunken Treasure is a good beginning for research, but will not give a reader any meaty material for studying the subject.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book by Gail Gibbons is a great informational book. It's about the sinking of the 17th century Spanish ship, the Atocha. It explains how treasure hunters search for the treasure of the ship and what they do with the treasure they find. The illustrations are great, and they help engage children with the story. Overall, it's a great and interesting book that children may find as a fun read.

[Ryan D'angelo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sunken Treasure by Gail Gibbons describes the sinking of an ancient Spanish galleon and the discovery of its treasures. This book also provides the reader with full-color illustrations which could be rather fascinating to young readers. Overall, I believe that Sunken Treasure is a well-written informational book that most young readers will enjoy.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story outlines the finding of a sunken Spanish Galleon Ship, then briefly describes how the event took place. It then describes how real scientists would explore sunken ships. While this book is very informitive, it is still fun and has a story line to it. It gives students a great picture of what a real sunken ship expedition would look like.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading Rainbow: Sunken Treasure

One of the more interesting G. Gibbons books in my opinion. Read with Bea previously when she was afraid of pirates and this wasn't too scary even though it goes in to treasure hunting for the wreck of the Atocha.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

used as a read book for testing reading fluency word attack

[Joanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

My four year old LOVED this book. We read it no less than 50 times. I skipped the part about the sailors drowning. The book is geared for older children but can be modified for younger children.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a simple story used to test children for dera

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 5544 EN Nonfiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP

[Laquavion]

i think it was fago