Captured on the High Seas (AIO Imagination Station Books) Book 14

by Marianne Hering

Other authorsNancy I. Sanders (Author)

Paperback, 2014

Status

Checked out

Due 10 April 2024

Series

The Imagination Station (14)

Genres

Fiction

Publication

Focus on the Family (2014), Edition: Illustrated, 144 pages

Description

When the Imagination Station sends time-traveling cousins Patrick and Beth to a ship that is captured by the British during the Revolutionary War, they are befriended by James Forten, a free Black of Philadelphia, and help save the life of an imprisoned boy dying of scurvy. Includes a secret word puzzle.

User reviews

LibraryThing member RayleighAnn

Great book!!! I wish I had read this series when I was younger( 10-12ish)! It's an easy read for struggling readers and has a captivating story that will hold anyone's attention. I love the history throughout the book as well as the prayers, faith conversations, and there are some vocabulary words

that are explained as well. I requested this book with my younger siblings in mind and am almost positive that they will love it!!

I will most likely be requesting more of this series as they come out and encourage anyone with children under 13ish to purchase this book, the kids will love it!

"I received this book from Tyndale publishing for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are my own.

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LibraryThing member Beverlylynnt

Do you have a 7-9 year old? Then here is an adventure they will enjoy. Captured on the High Seas is an Imagination Station story about cousins Patrick and Beth. Mr. Whittaker, owner of Whit's End and inventor of the Imagination Station, sent the children to Massachusetts to meet Paul Revere. But on

their way back to Whit's End, a musket ball damaged the time machine and they were accidentally sent to a ship. It looked as if they were still in the Revolutionary War era.

Patrick and Beth met James on the ship. He showed them around and then put them to work. Patrick became a powder monkey like James while Beth assisted the cook in the galley. Just as they were adjusting to their new duties, their ship was attacked and captured by a British war ship. The young people experienced many hardships and adventures before the Imagination Station picked them up again.

This book is perfect for high interest, young reading level readers. It is a chapter book that is at about second or third grade reading level. Chapters average three to four pages each, and sentence structure has an average of 6-8 words. Younger children would love being read to, since the action is virtually non-stop.

History comes alive in this book and series; some readers may be interested to learn that the James Forten Patrick and Beth meet was a real person. Some of the events he lived through mentioned in this book really happened to him, even his imprisonment on a modified ship docked in the harbor.

All throughout the book, good character qualities are demonstrated and lived out, not preached about. For example, when James is given an opportunity to escape by hiding in the officer's trunk, he sacrificed his chance by urging a young child suffering from scurvy to take his place. I highly recommend this book for children who love reading about adventures, especially ones that really happened.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. through their Blog Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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