BR2-5 : The Story of Ships

Thousands of years ago, there were no ships or boats.(p.3)


     Now, we can cross rivers and seas. Long long times ago, there were no ships, of cause boats. People could not cross rivers so noticed logs that floated on water. But it was not good idea, because it was difficult to balance on it. Some people tied logs together to make a raft but they were hard to move along. They found many ideas and tried. The first great sailors lived on islands in the South Pacific. There were many kind of shape, Egyptians ship, Greeks ship, Romans ship and Chinese ship. chinese sailors invented the compass, it was amazing!
About 10 years ago, my family lived in Nagasaki. We often visited my grandfather and grandmother's house. So we often took a ship, needed it. Now, we can't live without ships. We need ships in our life. We have to thank them who developed ships.

Sims, Lesley. (2004). The story of ships. London : Usborne

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