boats and boating

Provides information on the basics of boating and sailing, offering advice on how to select a boat; discussing boat operation, marine navigation, weather signals, safety, and maintenance; and including a glossary of terms.

Salty the dog helps his master build a sailboat.

Teaches young readers how sea travel has made it possible to explore the world in all sorts of different ways. Features mini-quizzes and colorful photographs and illustrations and correlates with NSES science curriculum standards.

Noah and Tanika spend a day aboard the tugboat Hercules learning about the boats and animals in the harbor.

Two boys take a boat trip around Florida's Sanibel and Captiva Islands and learn about the area's wildlife.

Presents the 1889 novel in which a trio of lazy, well-to-do young men and a fox terrier named Montmorency embark on a comic disaster of a cruise down the River Thames.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text present all kinds of boats--yachts, toy boats, tugs, ferry boats, and more.

Examines archaeological excavations of the watercraft of ancient Native Americans and what the findings tell us about the daily life and culture of people who lived thousands of years ago.

Posy and her dog George enjoy playing in a magical red boat they find in the garden.

Looks at some of the many different boats seen in a typical harbor through illustrations and rhyming text which follows a fishing boat as it leaves in the morning and returns in the afternoon.