houseboats

Describes river and sea homes around the world, looking at sampans in Asia, houses built on stilts in the Philippines, reed homes in Lake Titicaca, and houseboats. Includes photographs and a glossary.

Mrs. Browne is cat crazy because she lives on a houseboat filled with cats.

After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.

The Alden family rents a houseboat to drift down the river, and encounters a mystery in the little towns along the river, involving a fast black car.