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Language
English
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Provides in-depth information on boats and boating safety, including discussion of modern navigation methods such as satellite technology, procedures for emergencies, and review of laws and regulations governing the nation's waterways. Includes maps and illustrations.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction...
Author
Publisher
Howard D. Hellman
Pub. Date
�2016
Language
English
Description
"An easy to read work of non-fiction that was written for those who dream of boat ownership as well as for those with experience. Not addressed are engine displacements, sailboat rigs, manufacturers of boats that are to be shunned or endorsed. Rather, whether one can get aboard and off a boat, know where to keep a boat, and consider what type of boat makes the most sense are some of the topics that are addressed. This book is a guide that may keep...
5) Toy boat
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A homemade toy boat is swept out to sea and must fight waves, a ferry, a speed boat and other dangers in order to find its way back to its owner.
7) Boat-mania!
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides photographs and information about different types of boats, and includes short facts and statistics on each featured vehicle.
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English
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While they are discussing the possible illnesses they may have, Jerome, Harris, and George all realize they suffer from the same thing-working too much. Upon the realization, the three best friends decide that they must go on a vacation. After rejecting the ideas of a sea trip or country stay, because Jerome doesn't like the sea, and Harris finds the country to be dull, the men decide on a boat trip. With their bags packed and with the company of...
13) Ship shapes
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Readers are challenged to find various shapes as they go on a sea voyage in search of jewels and treasure.
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Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
Description
As summer draws to a close, a 12-year-old boy enjoys the nearby river in a rowboat he purchased with money his deceased parents left behind. When a new boarder comes to live in his home, he befriends the woman, while others keep their distance. Then, on the last day of summer, the boy and the woman embark on a final boat journey--with devastating consequences.
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Language
English
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No serious boater planning a cruise in the area would want to be without Cruising Guide to New York Waterways and Lake Champlain, written in the same format as Pelican's other famous cruising guides. This firsthand account covers everything from more than 1,000 miles of popular waterways (including Lake Champlain, the Hudson River, the Erie Canal, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario) to less-traveled waters.
The Thousand Islands are also explored. The author's...
17) Mean Creek
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follows a bunch of ragtag teenagers who take a boat trip on a nearby creek to celebrate their youngest member's birthday. They have an ulterior motive - to payback a local bully for his cruelities to the birthday boy. This is a hearty dose of how revenge can change a life in 24 hours.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Presents fish tales, advice, drawings and photographs, and personal stories about fishing, boating, and watching water wildlife, and includes information on fishing equipment and techniques, paddling, rowing, and motorboating, using binoculars, and related topics.
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