Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Little Island The Little Island Margaret Wise Brown Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches. OL151872W
Sailboat Racing with Greg Fisher Sailboat Racing with Greg Fisher Tom Hubbell This book provides sailboat racing expertise in readable, conversational language. Greg's overall message is that boat speed is paramount. Boat speed comes from getting the boat in balance. Tactic… OL15493211W
The Day the World Fell Away The Day the World Fell Away Gerald R Stanek Young Davey has a way with the wind. Due to a mishap on the playground, he finds he can fly, and learns to trust where the wind takes him. It guides him to a higher place, above the hustle and bustle… OL15746592W
Viagem à Índia Viagem à Índia Ana Maria Magalhães,Isabel Alçada Historical novel about a scientist and his two young friends, a brother and sister, who travel in time back to 1498 to sail with Vasco da Gama and discover the sea route to India. OL16805805W
Swallows and Amazons for ever Swallows and Amazons for ever Arthur Michell Ransome This an abridged version of two books in the Swallows & Amazons series of children's books about adventures centred around sailing and camping, and the triumphs and perils of imaginative, brave and r… OL2459801W
The Ashley book of knots The Ashley book of knots Clifford W. Ashley THE bible of knots and how to tie them. Where other books about knots have twenty to two hundred knots this book has over three thousand nine hundred knots. Ashley uses the word knot to include kno… OL4092176W
Sailor in the sun Sailor in the sun Robb White In the darkest days of The Great Depression, after losing her father to a freak accident, Cherry's mother becomes sick and has to go to a sanitarium in Arizona to recover. Cherry has to go live with … OL5352066W
The Voyage of Sea Lion The Voyage of Sea Lion Will Corry Will Corry, an actor/screenwriter, tells the story of his Pacific sailing adventure as a novice sailor. Amid the unrest of the Nixon administration, he casts off from Los Angeles in a 27 foot sailbo… OL6670451W
Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes and Bugeyes Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes and Bugeyes Brewington This is the definitive study of two types of Bay watercraft. OL8686527W