Busy Boats

by Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

Overview

Sail boats, row boats, ferry boats and speedboats: find them all and discover how they work in this fun-filled picture book. Then take a cruise on an ocean liner, crewed by our favorite animal characters, in a jolly rhyming journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780753459164
Publisher:	Kingfisher
Publication date:	09/28/2005
Series:	Amazing Machines Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	163,252
Product dimensions:	4.03(w) x 7.91(h) x 0.14(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Tony Mitton is a widely anthologized children's poet, as well as a teacher and performing poet. His Royal Raps won the 1997 Nottinghamshire Libraries/Dillons Children's Book Award. His recent collection of poetry, Plum, won the Publishers Weekly 2003 Cuffies Award for Best Book of Poetry. Tony teamed with illustrator Ant Parker on several books, including Dazzling Diggers, Roaring Rockets, and Terrific Trains.

Ant Parker studied drawing and printing at the Bath Academy of Art in England and has taught papermaking, printing and bookbinding workshops for children. Toddlers and parents around the globe have discovered the irresistible appeal of his wacky cartoon characters in Flashing Fire Engines, Terrific Trains, Dazzling Diggers, and Roaring Rockets. Other titles include Charlie the Chicken and Desmond the Dog.

Editorial Reviews

Learn about the various types of boats that ply the seas, rivers, and lakes. From something as simple as a dinghy or rowboat, to great ocean liners, Mitton and Parker introduce boats and boating. The captain gives the orders and the crew operates the sails. Cargo ships have big holds to store crates and other goods, while ferries have room in their holds for cars and trucks and passengers can ride on the deck above. There are some other types of watercraft that could be introduced, but this brief look may whet appetites and encourage kids to dip further into the subject of boats and ships. The glossary subtitle, "Boat Parts," does not seem consistent with what is presented nor is it extensive: a lighthouse is not a boat part, but it certainly might be considered part of the boating experience. 2005, Kingfisher/Houghton Mifflin, Ages 2 to 5.
—Marilyn Courtot

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