motorboats

Describes the specifications, safety equipment, and uses of a variety of fast, powerful, and luxurious powerboats, including ski-boats, motor yachts, one-person hydroplanes, and 2000-horsepower offshore racing powerboats.

With the help of cutaways, diagrams, fact boxes, and sidebars, this book tells about powerboats and the technology that makes them possible.

Featuring photos, statistics and top tech facts, this book explores the fastest speed boats in the world. Vibrant design and easy-to-read helps reluctant readers.

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about powerboats. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Contains photographs and descriptions of wooden power boats, including launches, runabouts and raceboats, power cruisers, motoryachts and motorsailers, and working boats.

An introduction to various types of racing powerboats.

Ten-year-old twins Casey and Lacey's adventures continue when they use their magical machine to turn a model speedboat into a life-size motorboat to enter a race in San Francisco, and catch the attention of a villain from their past.

Photographs and simple text teach young readers what powerboats are, how they work, and how they are commonly used.

An illustrated guide on boating with tips on buying, navigation, weather, charts, drills, equipment, and safety.