This carefully planned reference book will help to answer many questions that children ask.
Interesting and accurate information about the Navy is given within the limits of a relatively somple vocabulary. Even children whose reading experience is limited will be encouraged to find out for themselves by the excellent full-colour illustrations and clear text, thus gaining extra reading practice.
Opening
text
Before the year 1485 the kings of England had a navy only when they were at war. They hired cargo ships, like the one in the picture, from ship owners and had guns put on them.
The Tinker's
Wig (series 478) is the only Ladybird book to have gilt lettering
used on it's front board -it was also twice the size of a standard
Ladybird book.
