boats and boating

While taking a bath with his new red toy dory, a boy imagines himself alone on the ocean getting a first-hand look at the ocean's food chain.

A memoir in which author Gary Paulsen discusses his lifelong love for the sea and shares his adventures exploring the oceans.

Duck hunters love spending time in the great outdoors. They have played a key role in wildlife and habitat preservation for decades. This great book introduces the new generation to duck hunting. Subjects covered include duck calls, duck stamps, decoys, camouflage, shotguns, boats, and blinds.

A New York Harbor tugboat captain and his family take the tug up the Hudson River to pick up and tow the barge carrying the enormous Christmas tree that will be displayed at Rockefeller Center.

Presents an introduction to boats, in simple text with illustrations, describing how they were first made and how they are used for work and pleasure.

A discussion of kayaking with simple text and photographs, covering equipment, safety, races, and techniques, such as scouting and rolling.

While coping with his parents' separation, eleven-year-old Skeet spends most of Spring Break in his skiff on a Florida river, where he finds a manatee shot to death and begins looking for the killer.

Text and photographs describe big boats.

Jasper Raisintoast, friend of Tweedy-Jones, zooms into trouble and adventure in his superfast, shiny speedboat.

A family takes an enjoyable trip in their sailboat and watches the weather change throughout the day.