Washoe County Library System

Little Critter and his dad take their boat to sea to go whale watching and find that the ocean is a great place for adventure.

Joe the tugboat dreams of traveling around the world but, realizing how much his help is needed in the harbor, decides his voyage can wait for another day. Includes facts about boats, a related activity, and word list.

A bear, followed by a boy and his dog, use a rowboat to float to an abandoned lighthouse where they all spend the day fishing, cooking their catch, and then joining together to make the lighthouse work again.

"Boats of all shapes and sizes travel on the river, through the seasons, toward the sea. Who will you meet on the river?"--

Tom begins a new adventure on the day he purchases a damaged motorboat at auction and is threatened by a bully.

"One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a pink-and-green boat with a striped mast and beautiful figurehead. He tries to tell his family about it when he wakes up, but no one (not even the dog!) is interested. In fact, they don't even notice the boat on his head, growing larger and larger by the minute! Soon, Arthur is bouncing along the waves in his very own dream boat. Maybe now his family will listen to him!"--Dust jacket.

"When the ships of the harbor aren't feeling well, the hospital ship Hope comes to the rescue"--

"When Talise discovers a mysterious message in a bottle, she is convinced the message is meant for her--and it's telling her to build a boat"--

It is another busy day for Stanley and his friends at the boatyard. "It’s another busy day for Stanley and friends at the boatyard! Accessible text and brightly colored illustrations helpfully convey tugboats for toddlers who love equipment, tools, and vehicles. After a hard day at work, Stanley winds down his day with a familiar supper and bath routine that makes this series a great pick for bedtime reading!"--

Sal loves the water. All day, he thinks about it: being out there, just him and the waves, alone. More than anything else, he wants a boat. And he knows just what it would look like. So he decides to build it himself. It isn’t long before everyone in town starts sharing advice. But Sal doesn’t need their help. He knows just what he’s building. And he does it! Except . . . he forgets one crucial detail—that no project, big or small, can be...