Some of the first boats were made thousands of years ago by the ancient Egyptians. They built their boats out of a reed-like plant called papyrus.
Today, the same kind of boat making still goes on. Some people cut tall reeds. They bend and weave them into fishing boats.
Other people build long, thin boats called canoes. They build or carve the boats from wood. Both kinds of boats are very light and can be carried across the mud to the river’s edge.
Today, many boats are complicated machines. They are built to go on long journeys in any kind of weather, and they often carry heavy loads.
Ferries are like taxis, they carry people and sometimes cars across a body of water.
Ocean liners are much bigger. They carry people across an ocean, sometimes travelling for many days.
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