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Author
Publisher
Gentlemen of the Harbor
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Gentlemen of the Harbor gives an interesting and informative picture of the famous tugboat industry and its colorful and entrepreneurial people in the Baltimore Harbor. It explains through interesting stories and photographs, how the industry works in tandem with the foreign ships and US barges, the Bay pilots and the tug boats. Tugboats play and always have, an incredible role in the Chesapeake Bay's commerce and econony. Tugboats evoke an emotional...
3) Little scoot
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A tiny tugboat overcomes her fears of a turbulent storm to save a stranded barge in this timeless tale of persistence.
4) Little Toot
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2007, [1978], c1967
Language
English
Description
Little Toot the tugboat conquers his fear of rough seas when he single-handedly rescues an ocean liner during a storm.
5) Mighty Tug
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From early in the morning until time to say, "Good night, " Mighty Tug works in the busy harbor, guiding cargo ships, pulling barges, and helping with rescues.
6) I'm mighty!
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A little tugboat shows how he can bring big ships into the harbor even though he is small.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Scout the tugboat spends her days chugging through the bright blue water, pulling and pushing ships into port and out to sea, but when an oil tanker is too heavy for Scout to pull alone, she discovers her friends are always willing to help.
9) Tough Tug
Author
Publisher
Two Lions [an imprint of Amazon Children's Publishing]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Tough Tug is a brand-new boat. He likes to swirl and twirl and run and race. He wants everyone to see what he can do. But on his first tow job to Alaska, he finds out what being a tug really means and learns an important lesson in the rough seas. Based on a true incident in which an Alaskan tug cut loose its own barge to rush to the rescue of the foundering tug of another tugboat company.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From award-winning author and illustrator Scot Ritchie comes this lively look at the journey of a West Coast tugboat towing a log boom, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. "I'm helping Dad on the tugboat. We're going to tow a log boom to the sawmill on the river... I look out for ferries and other boats in the harbor... Then I see it -- a deadhead!" Follow a child and his father through their workday on a tugboat on the West Coast as they watch...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lily the sailboat is small but sturdy, in a harbor full of enormous cargo ships, speedy fishing vessels, and bossy tugboats...Out on the lake, the tall ships are coming! To pass from the harbor to the lake, Lily must blow her horn and ask the lift bridge to rise...Finally, Lily slips under just before the bridge goes down, her sails fluttering with excitement as she spies the majestic barquentine, schooner, and other grand old ships heading toward...
Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
©2017
Language
English
Description
"Miniature woodworking for maximum enjoyment. Create delightful holiday ornaments that double as small toys with this easy-to-follow guidebook. Making Tiny Toys in Wood provides full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions for 15 working miniature masterpieces. From tugboats and tractors to windmills and wagons, these nostalgic moving toys make great Christmas decorations as well as keepsake gifts for family and friends. They're a great way to...
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