boats and boating

Color illustrations show all kinds of boats.

One warm suny morning, for no particular reason, the animals that live on Mr. Peffer's place by the sea, decided to take a row in the boat. When the boat sank. Who sank the boat? Was it the cow, the donkey, the sheep, the pig, or the tiny little mouse?.

Simple text and photographs present rescue boats, their parts, and how people use rescue boats.

A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.

Big Dog and Little Dog spend a happy day aboard their boat, fishing, water skiing, and exploring a very unusual island.

When Little Bear can no longer fit into his boat he finds someone else who can use it.

When sixth-grader Jeremy Bender damages his father's prized boat and needs to come up with a lot of money to get it repaired, he and his best friend dress up as girls and infiltrate the Cupcake Cadet troop in an attempt to win the Windjammer Whirl model sailboat contest, and the prize money that comes with it.

Photographs, illustrations, and text provide information about the equipment, methods, and safety measures for the outdoor adventure of boating.