Captain Vlad and The Mary Rose

Captain Vlad and The Mary Rose

By Kate and Sam Cunningham

Genre:-Children's Fiction

Ages:-5-11 years

Pages:-40

Publisher:-Reading Riddle

Blurb:-King Henry V111's favourite ship, the Mary Rose, is sailing to Portsmouth to stop a French invasion. This should be the easy part of the journey, but for Captain Vlad flea and his crew of rats, the humans and their pets create dangers on every deck.

・Uses vibrant detailed colour illustrations and first person narrative by Vlad flea to engage children.

・Shows historically accurate depictions of the life aboard a Tudor ship based on artefacts and research

・Introduces a key moment in England's maritime history

・Links to the National Curriculum, giving opportunities to learn about Tudor life and the impact of having more ships

・Supported with online resources for teachers and parents

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My Review:-Captain Vlad and the Mary Rose is a great book for young and old, I really enjoyed it. My granddaughter Emily and I read this book together, which we found easy to read. There are many characters throughout the book that you will love, Captain Vlad, second in command Master Roxton, Sluge the carpenter twins Gripe and Tripe, Hatch the dog, Grimbolde, and Captain Carew and his hawk, Oh and not forgetting the rats (you'll have to read it to find out about them. The Mary Rose was Henry V111's first ship that he built to create the 'Royal Navy.' You will learn a bit about HenryV111, battles, the Mary Rose and what happened to both HenryV111 and the Mary Rose. We loved all the colourful and details on each page that tells the story as you read. Even though you are learning as you read, it doesn't feel like that, it just feels that your reading a great funny story. I know I found it hard to find books that my boys would read, but I would say this is one that they would of been happy to read. We did enjoy the last page where you are asked if you can find objects in the picture, that is also in the book Emily gave it 5 stars.