Working boats : an inside look at ten amazing watercraft /
Crestodina, Tom,
Working boats : an inside look at ten amazing watercraft / Tom Crestodina. - 56 pages : illustrations (color), maps ; 32 cm
Working boats and their people -- Salmon troller -- Safety gear -- Tugboat -- Engines and propulsion -- Salmon seiner -- King crabber -- Coast Guard cutter -- Halibut schooner -- Fireboat -- Bristol Bay gillnetter -- NOAA research ship -- Double-ended ferry.
"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 built for. Want to know what goes on behind the scenes of a Coast Guard rescue, what it's like to work on a science research vessel, or what's involved in crabbing? The book includes illustrated details about each boat's mission and jobs people do on board, as well as a glimpse of what life is like on a working boat. Packed with information that's fun and practical, the book also includes details about maritime instruments, such as how a radar works, on-water safety gear, diesel engines, and mechanics, such as how water is pumped through a fire boat." -- Amazon.com.
1632172593 9781632172594
2022417173
GBC2H5960 bnb
020765203 Uk
Work boats--Juvenile literature.
Work boats.
Work boats.
Juvenile works.
Informational works.
VM378 / .C747 2022
623.82026
Working boats : an inside look at ten amazing watercraft / Tom Crestodina. - 56 pages : illustrations (color), maps ; 32 cm
Working boats and their people -- Salmon troller -- Safety gear -- Tugboat -- Engines and propulsion -- Salmon seiner -- King crabber -- Coast Guard cutter -- Halibut schooner -- Fireboat -- Bristol Bay gillnetter -- NOAA research ship -- Double-ended ferry.
"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 built for. Want to know what goes on behind the scenes of a Coast Guard rescue, what it's like to work on a science research vessel, or what's involved in crabbing? The book includes illustrated details about each boat's mission and jobs people do on board, as well as a glimpse of what life is like on a working boat. Packed with information that's fun and practical, the book also includes details about maritime instruments, such as how a radar works, on-water safety gear, diesel engines, and mechanics, such as how water is pumped through a fire boat." -- Amazon.com.
1632172593 9781632172594
2022417173
GBC2H5960 bnb
020765203 Uk
Work boats--Juvenile literature.
Work boats.
Work boats.
Juvenile works.
Informational works.
VM378 / .C747 2022
623.82026