Includes bibliographical references and index -- Examines the history of sailboats and describes different kinds that are used today.

Illustrations and rhyming text introduce an increasing, then decreasing, cast of characters sharing a boat in a moat with a pig in an enormous wig.

"Describes the physical attributes, different kinds, and purposes of boats"--Provided by publisher.

Noah and Tanika spend a day aboard the tugboat Hercules learning about the boats and animals in the harbor.

"Can you keep a secret? A really Big One?"

The author of the popular Andy Carpenter series develop the thrills in his first standalone suspense novel. Tim Wallace's wife died in a New Jersey boating accident several months ago and the cops suspect Tim murdered her, though they have no real case against him. Now it's New Year's Eve and his two best friends and business partners finally convince him to go out for the first time since Maggie's death.

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What began as a relaxing fishing party became a harrowing tale of death and survival against unfathomable odds. On Saturday, February 28, 2009, 24-year-old personal trainer Nick Schuyler and three football friends--Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, 26, Lions defensive end Corey Smith, 29, and Will Bleakley, 25, a teammate from the University of South Florida--sailed away from Tampa Bay for a day in the Gulf of Mexico. But 35 miles off the Florida...

"A rescue squad saves a girl and her dog from their crashed sailboat during a storm"--

Take flight in a news helicopter; fly in the Super Stallion, Apache, and Cobra helicopters; and see how police officers, firemen, and the coast guard use helicopters to protect and rescue people. Then pull and push huge ships with a tugboat; carry oil and gas in a supertanker; use a claw-like crane to load containers onto a container ship; board a ship that drives on land; go underwater in a submarine; board a Coast Guard cutter, Navy cruiser, hovercraft,...