Kentley, Eric

Provides a guide to the origins, principles, and historical study of boats.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.

Photographs and text provide information about boats and ships, looking at different types of sailing vessels from throughout history, investigating their different parts, and discussing how and why they work.

Text and detailed illustrations tell the story of the ocean liner "Titanic," explaining its construction and mechanical features, discussing life on board, and providing details of the accident that caused the ship to sink in April 1912.

The reader is asked to adopt the role of a marine archaeologist exploring the sea for the wreckage of the Titanic. Features die-cut cardboard shapes which can be assembled into a model of the Titanic complete with pull-out and lift-the-flap sections.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.