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Author:

Farndon, John, author.

Title:

Stickmen's guide to watercraft / by John Farndon ; illustrated by John Paul de Quay.

Publisher:

Hungry Tomato,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

31 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Ships--Juvenile literature.
Boats and boating--Juvenile literature.
Aircraft carriers--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

De Quay, John Paul, illustrator.

Notes:

"Whimsical stick figure guides take readers on a tour of watercraft and explore how they work in this playful yet extremely informative guide to high-tech machines." Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

History of watercraft -- Passenger Ships -- On the bridge -- Engines and propulsion -- Hulls and hydrofoils -- Aircraft carriers -- Cargo ships -- Sailing boats -- Submarines -- Deep diver -- Hovercraft -- Strange inventions.

Summary:

Explains how ships and other water vehicles work, what keeps them afloat, and how they are constructed.

Series:

Stickmen's guides to how everything works
Farndon, John. Stickmen's guides to how everything works.

ISBN:

9781467795944
1467795941
1467795933
9781467795937
1467793620
9781467793629

LCCN:

2015032760

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

GSPC501 -- Colfax Public Library (Colfax)

VOPB384 -- Conrad Public Library (Conrad)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)