canoes and canoeing

Describes the history, uses, and parts of canoes and kayaks and the paddling techniques of canoeing and kayaking.

After building his own canoe, fourteen-year-old Jack Hawkins goes to try it out in his beloved Okefenokee Swamp, where an accident tests his survival skills and leads him to a shocking discovery.

A girl and her dog set out in their canoe one morning, only to be insistently joined by a series of animals, large and small.

Angry and rebellious, eighteen-year-old Franklin Crabbe skips his final exams and disappears into the Canadian wilderness, where a woman with her own reasons for hiding teaches him how to survive, as well as how to live.

When North Carolina fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands joins his fifteen-year-old cousin Rio in running the Rio Grande River, they face a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper.

A collection of writings in which the author describes his many canoeing experiences in the waters of the Adirondacks, and offers his thoughts on environmental protection of the region.

Photographs and text discuss canoe safety measures, equipment and supplies, camping practices, and techniques for controlling a canoe in calm water or rapids.

An illustrated guide to the art of canoeing.

A photographic survey of the sport of river running by canoe, raft, or kayak, providing information on gear, finding an outfitter, choosing the right river for individual skill levels, reading and navigating the water, and safety; and looking at some of the world's great whitewater destinations, each with maps and helps for planning a visit.

Provides information on the fundamental equipment and techniques necessary to begin canoeing including how to construct a canoe, recognizing and navigating river hazards, planning for day and overnight trips, and safety procedures.