boats and boating

Stick figure guides take readers on a tour of various boats and other watercraft and how they work.

Teen Boat, a boy who can transform into a small yacht, has always felt torn between two worlds, so when he learns of a mysterious city called Boatlantis, where boats are at the top of the social ladder, he hopes he has finally found a place where he belongs.

Recounts the true story of Captain Salvador Alvarenga's fourteen month survival saga after his boat was lost at sea in a terrible storm. From the constant shark attacks and the death of his companion four months into his ordeal to his rescue by natives on a remote island in the Pacific, details one man's battle to survive under unthinkable circumstances.

In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds.

"Describes fastest and biggest superboats including many facts, stats, and color photos"--.

"This book takes a close look at machines that can float including cruise ships, hovercraft, and ice-breakers."--Provided by publisher.

From logs to rubber tires, hot air balloons to space probes, humans have made great strides in developing modes of transportation. Time lines, photographs, and eye-catching digital illustrations make this an engaging, visuals-centric look at history s planes, trains, and automobiles (and boats and bicycles, too).

Introduces the lovable Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able catboat "Swallow", and the two intrepid Amazons, Nancy and Peggy Blackett.

"A young boy searching the beach for treasure comes across a sailboat and pushes out to sea. Magically the boat becomes a book, and the little boy finds himself living out its adventure, pirate ship and all, far away in the fantastic world of words"--Dust jacket flap.