The Ghost Ship

Band: White
Scheme: Tree Tops
Type: Fiction
Author: Martin Waddell
ISBN: 9780198447276
The Ghost Ship book cover

What's the book about?

Ernie can hardly believe his eyes when he spots a spooky ghost ship floating in the school playground. Soon he meets the ghostly Captain, who is searching for his long-lost treasure and thinks it might be hidden somewhere in the school. Ernie and his friends join in the hunt, turning an ordinary school day into an exciting, slightly spooky adventure full of mystery and fun.

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Sample page from The Ghost Ship

Reviews

Chloe Zuiderwijk, Age 6

Rating:

This book is about
Ernie and Jade helped Captain Pegleg to find his lost ghost treasure.

The main characters are
Ernie, Mrs Wiggins, Jade, and Captain Pegleg.

My favourite part of the book is
When the metal detector kept pinging.

I would also like to say
That I would want to meet a ghost ship to find ghost treasure too.

Jayne Courtney, Age 7

Rating:

This book is about
Once there was a little boy called Ernie and he was late for school. He ran up the hill and he slipped through the hole in the school fence, he saw a ghost ship with invisible waves floating in the playground. Jade helped find the captains treasure with a metal detector. The ghost ship faded away. The end

The main characters are
Ernie, Jade,Captain Pegleg

My favourite part of the book is
when the captain popped his head out to Ernie and showed him the treasure map because it helped them find the treasure.

I would also like to say
Maybe some day I would like to get a metal detector and find some treasure.