It's difficult to find nonfiction pirate books for children. This book attempt to recreate the DK eyewitness style for readers. Despite having good content, the book was simply not eye catching enough to hold my attention.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Inside Out: Pirate Ship is a fantastic, resourceful, child friendly book about pirates and their vessel - the pirate ship. Any young Pirate fan will love this short 16 page book full of fantastic pictures, facts, information and anecdotes all to do with pirates.
I had great fun reading this and even learn a few things I didn't already know which I always love especially in a children's book!

Always curious about piracy, after so many medias like the manga One Piece or the movie Pirates of the Caribbean who depicted about their life. What was their life like? It is quite fascinating. Would they choose to become a pirate? Why? What is The Jolly Roger? Did they really buried treasures? What did they ate? And all the questions I had all these times were answered.

They even included two female pirates that makes me search for more interesting facts about pirates.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Read similar books to this, really interesting with lots of small details to look at or read

This book is spectacular!
It is very detailed in every aspect of a ship but also the good and bad points of being a pirate. Any kid who wants to know more will certainly appreciate the information as well as the graphics. This book would certainly be one to read in preparation for Talk Like a Pirate Day in September.

Fly Your Pirate Flag

This is a short book, only 8 double-page spreads, but it has a lot of information about what makes up a pirate ship... and actually more information about what it was like to live as a pirate. Because of the length of the book, the book goes wide but not deep. But that's fine, as the author shares so many interesting bits of info. We see different pirate flags of a few famous pirates. A fair amount of time, too, is spent on pirate language; I was surprised to see how many phrases we use in modern times came from the old days of piracy or the origin of pirate terms like buccaneer. A couple of sentences are given about the well-known pirates, famous battles, and pirate ship sinkings. The different types of crew members are discussed. I loved how the drawings showed the different parts of the ship, with arrows pointing to specific points with information given about it right there. I read a fair amount of historical fiction, so it was nice to see the parts of ships that I had only read about. The next time I read a story that features a historical ship, I'll be much better able to visualize it from just the words given! So, as you can tell, this book is fun for adults as well as kids. If there's someone in your family who has an interest in pirates, she or he could find this book a lot of fun.

Beck's fantastic book is reminiscent of the old cross-section books by Biesty. Every page is filled with highly detailed illustrations and snippets of information about pirates, ships, and life at sea. This book will keep readers reading and asking more questions. A must-have for all young knowledge seekers.

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – becker & mayer! for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy.

Amazing addition for any classroom or family library. The pictures are really well done and eye-catching. Many of my students are fans of pirates at the moment because of a popular tv children's show that recently released. I'm sure they will love this book! The writing is concise with tons of interesting facts and information. It's a fun and informative read!

Inside Out Pirate Ship by Paul Beck was a fun fact book about pirates.

I think this is a great children’s book. It has a great ratio of pictures to facts. Nothing was super gruesome and child friendly. Even as an adult I had fun reading this and learning something.

I will be recommending this to my library for purchase.

I received an electronic advanced reader copy from Quarto Publishing- Becker & Mayer through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.

This is a fun way for kids to learn about pirates and their ships plus I liked that it was part of a series. I bought this book for our library because I think the kids will really enjoy the graphics and details in the book and they will be learning about something!

Paul Beck’s ‘Inside Out: Pirate Ship’ is a perfect book for any young reader interested in the golden age of piracy. While brief, the book offers an overview of the important aspects of the pirate’s life: from useful terminology and information about what ships the pirates have used to interesting anecdotes about well-known pirates.

‘Inside Out: Pirate Ship’ gives a glimpse into a pirate’s lives both through brief descriptions and illustrations giving a young reader a chance to imagine better the golden age of piracy. Despite being short, the book contains a lot of information and gives a reader a nudge into the right direction should they wanted to find out more.

This is so full of pirate facts not only about the ships but about famous pirates and the pirate way of life. Illustrations throughout the book were very well done and kept he eyes on the pages. I think anyone upper grade school and older will enjoy this book of facts.

This title will be adored by kids who are interested in pirates, their ships and their doings.  It includes lot of facts and many highly detailed illustrations and photos.  Children will learn about everything from the Jolly Roger to the parts of the ship to pirate's plunder and more in this informative book.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this copy of Inside Out Pirate Ship by Paul Beck in exchange for an honest review. It publishes September 15, 2020
What a fun book for kids! The pictures to text ratio are pretty appropriate for elementary school age! Lots of fun facts and not too gruesome. Would make a great gift for little pirates!