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1) Model Boats
Series
Publisher
Mortons Media Group, Ltd
Language
English
Description
First published over 50 years ago, this great old magazine will be perfect for you if you like building model boats or just enjoy soaking up all of the elements of this huge hobby. Covering every type of model boat including, warships, tugs, lifeboats, historical ships, ferries, submarines and yachts to name a few. Both ‘seaworthy’ remoted controlled vessels through to static display models are featured as well as conversions, modifications,
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Language
English
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Description
During the 1880s, Chesapeake Bay boatbuilders began constructing small wooden open boats, referred to as deadrise boats, out of planks with V-shaped bows. As boatbuilders created larger deadrise boats, decks were installed to provide more work and payload space; these deck boats also had a house/pilothouse near the stern and a mast closer to the bow of the boat. Deck boats were powered by gasoline engines but also utilized sails and wind. From the...
3) Boats float!
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds.
5) Busy boats
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text introduces a variety of ships and boats as they cross lakes, seas, and rivers with cargoes of merchandise or people.
Author
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Row, row, row your boat -- or cruise on an ocean liner! Introduce early readers in preK-2 to the variety of boats and ships they can see in their community and in their world. Cover the basics of how boats work, along with a brief history. Bold photographs and energetic text are perfect for read-alouds or introductions to transportation units. A short photo timeline in the back will reinforce how technology has changed over time."--Provided by publisher....
8) Boats Go
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
All aboard! Sail away with 8 noisy boats, as they toot, chug, clang, and splash their way across the water! The sturdy pages feature a fireboat, tugboat, cruise ship, paddleboat, speedboat, sailboat, submarine, and gondola, and encourage young readers to chime in with all the noises each makes—ssshhhh cling-clang FLAP FLAP FLAP goes the sailboat! Here's a joyful addition to this much-praised series.
9) Boats
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
Depicts several kinds of boats and ships. On board pages.
10) Boats on the bay
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy to read text portray a variety of vessels, from houseboats to dredgers, through the course of a busy day on the bay.
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This visually engaging book filled with cross sections and exploded views of working boats is perfect for children--and even adults--curious about the mechanics of boats and the lives of people who work on boats. Filled with full-page spreads of cross sections of ten intriguing working boats, this book provides a glimpse into their inner workings, as well as highlights of each boat's unique engineering components that enable it to do the job it was...
13) Barcos (Boats)
Author
Publisher
Britannica Digital Learning
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Español
Description
Follow a day in the life of Boat at work.
Publisher
SPIA Media Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Working the Boat: Masters of the Craftis a six-part webisode hat captures the golden years of Local 1329 of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). Local 1329 was founded in Providence,.Rhode Island in 1933 by Manuel Q. Ledo, a Cape Verdean community leader. Featured in the webisode are museum-quality photographic portraits of the interviewees taken by Liane Brandon, award winning independent filmmaker and photographer.
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"A coast guard serves a nation's waters by providing assistance to boats and enforcing that nation's laws. In order to do these important tasks, coast guard boats are designed to be fast and maneuverable. Kids will get to know more about these boats' special features, such as inflatable hulls, and learn about some boats' special tasks, like breaking ice"--From the publisher's web site.
Author
Language
English
Description
Mathews County, Virginia, is a remote outpost on the Chesapeake Bay with little to offer except unspoiled scenery -- but it sent one of the largest concentrations of sea captains and U.S. merchant mariners of any community in America to fight in World War II. The Mathews Men tells that heroic story through the experiences of one family whose seven sons (and their neighbors), U.S. merchant mariners all, suddenly found themselves squarely in the cross-hairs...
Author
Series
American poets continuum volume 60
Language
English
Formats
Description
Overview: Winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Poetry, Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 is the culminating achievement of Lucille's Clifton longstanding poetry career. This long-awaited collection by one of the most distinguished poets writing today includes poems written during the past four years as well as generous selections from Lucille Clifton's award-winning collections Next: New Poems, Quilting and The Terrible Stories....
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
First, explore the development of submarine warfare and the typical stages of a submarine encounter in the Atlantic. Then, examine how German U-boats caught the United States off guard and how British intelligence helped ships avoid German "wolf packs." Lastly, take a closer look at the strategy of the Battle of the Atlantic, where the Allied struggle was finally won.
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
©2019
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of World War II, the members of the Sutton family are reeling from the death of their "golden boy, " Eddie. Over the next twenty-five years, they all struggle with loss, grief, and mourning. Daughter Harriet and son Nat attempt to fill the void Eddie left behind: Harriet becomes a chemist despite an inhospitable culture for career women in the 1940s and '50s, hoping to move into the family business in New Jersey, while Nat aims to...
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