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Cross Sections - Ships
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Give children X-Ray eyes with these amazingly detailed illustrated books.
Each subject is torn apart to reveal all its inner workings. Children love
to read about big machines, and these guides will satisfy their curiosity
hour after hour.
Which famous ship, sunk for more than 400 years,
was raised in 1982? Which famous battleship had torpedo tubes like a
submarine? Which Royal Navy frigate was wretched while bringing mutineers back
to England for trial? Why was the Pilgrim ship Mayflower so
crowded? Are Chinese junks brightly painted? Is an ocean liner like a
floating hotel?
What would you find inside a World War II aircraft
carrier? was a carronade? did a whipstaff do?
Find the answers to these and other fascinating questions in
Look Inside Cross-Sections Ships. Ages 7-11, 8.5" x 11" 32 pages
No. BTT40-CS. Only $6.95 |
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Visual
Dictionary of Ships and Sailing
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Visual Dictionaries
This visual dictionary looks at the inner working of boats, ships,
sails and rigging, navigation instruments, signals, ropes, knots, and
much more
Over 200 outstanding original photographs and graphic illustrations
Exploded views and cutaway photographs that reveal even the tiniest
parts of nautical equipment
A fascinating new kind of dictionary that can be used by the entire
family Concise text and carefully researched definitions that are
user-friendly for people of all ages
Instant access to a 3,000-word specialist vocabulary
No. BTT10-VS. Only $18.95
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Eyewitness Boat
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Here is a spectacular and informative look
at the fascinating story of boats and ships. Stunning real-life
photographs of reed and skin boats, birch-bark canoes, and hand-carved
outriggers, as well as mighty steamships, modern ocean liners and sailing
dinghies offer a unique "eyewitness" view of boats and ships from around
the world. See a triple-expansion steam engine, a partly built Indonesian
dugout, the figure head of a Roman galley, a Mississippi paddle steamer, a
sealskin kayak, a Kuwaiti pearling dhow, and inside a cabin on an ocean
liner. Learn who invented the screw propeller, why early sailing ships
were plated in copper, and much, much
more. 8.5" x 11" 64 pages. Hardback
No. BTT40-EW. Only $15.95 |
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Make
it Work - Ships
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Work Books
Hands-on experiments help young
scientists discover physical principals in fun and exciting ways. This
series received the American Institute of Physics award for Best Science
Writing for Children Ages 9-13.
No. BTT40-MW. Only
$7.50
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