Treasure Hunting and Real-Life Treasure Hunters - Level 2 Reader - by Catherine Fet (Paperback)

About the Book

"This is a Level 2 Reader book: 4-6 simple sentences per page,1st-2nd grade vocabulary, large type, lots of colorful pictures on every page. Great for kids who have started reading on their own. Everyone enjoys adventure stories about secret vaults, sunken ships, and pirate treasures, but what about real-life treasures and treasure hunters? What are the biggest treasures ever found, and how do modern-day treasure hunters work? What if I have found a treasure: Does it belong to me? We answer all these questions! The reader will learn about the hidden hoards of Vikings, and Romans, and an ancient ship loaded with gold that ended up under the ocean sand. Who discovered those treasures? And how? From pirate ships and the Spanish treasure fleet to the Titanic - there are tons of gold, coins, precious artifacts, and adventures in our book! And treasure hunters! Some of them try to steal the treasures, some generously donate them to a museum, and one of them threw his treasure out! Well, if you are a gopher digging your underground tunnel, what use do you have for a bag of coins taking all that tunnel space you need to store your roots and grain for winter?..."--

Book Synopsis

This is a Level 2 Reader book: 4-6 simple sentences per page,1st-2nd grade vocabulary, large type, lots of colorful pictures on every page. Great for kids who have started reading on their own.

Everyone enjoys adventure stories about secret vaults, sunken ships, and pirate treasures, but what about real-life treasures and treasure hunters? What are the biggest treasures ever found, and how do modern-day treasure hunters work? What if I have found a treasure: Does it belong to me?

We answer all these questions! The reader will learn about the hidden hoards of Vikings, and Romans, and an ancient ship loaded with gold that ended up under the ocean sand. Who discovered those treasures? And how? From pirate ships and the Spanish treasure fleet to the Titanic - there are tons of gold, coins, precious artifacts, and adventures in our book!

And treasure hunters! Some of them try to steal the treasures, some generously donate them to a museum, and one of them threw his treasure out! Well, if you are a gopher digging your underground tunnel, what use do you have for a bag of coins taking all that tunnel space you need to store your roots and grain for winter?...