Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.
Contents:
Setting Sail -- Building a Boat -- Making Metal Float -- Launching the Ship -- The Sea Trials -- Make Your Own Boat.
Summary:
"How do you make something bigger and heavier than a human float? Science! From the earliest ships carved out of wood, to giant cruise ships that are like floating cities, there's a lot to learn about ships. What keeps ships from sinking and how do people put them all together? This existing book takes readers right into the ship building process and shows how everything comes together. With full-color photographs documenting this step-by-step journey, readers will start at the dock and follow what it takes to set sail on the open sea"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.