Working Boats

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Working Boats

An Inside Look at Ten Amazing Watercraft
by Thomas Crestodina

Explore ten incredible working boats—and discover how their crews, engines, and specialized equipment get important jobs done on the water.

“Boys and girls—and grown-ups—intrigued by the maritime world of the North Pacific will get much pleasure and a pack of insider knowledge from Tom Crestodina’s Working Boats.”
—The New York Times

Working Boats is an illustrated hardcover picture book that takes curious kids ages 4+ inside ten real watercraft through detailed cross sections, exploded views, and full-page scenes. Young readers will discover how each vessel works, what its crew does, and how its design helps it accomplish its unique mission.

Inside this fascinating boat book, kids will:

  • Go behind the scenes of a Coast Guard rescue
  • Explore a science research vessel and learn about its mission
  • Discover what it takes to work aboard a crabbing boat
  • See how water moves through a fireboat
  • Learn about radar, diesel engines, pumps, mechanics, and water-safety equipment
  • Meet the hardworking people who operate boats and experience daily life on board

Combining maritime science, engineering, technology, and real-world careers, this fact-filled guide makes complex machinery engaging and easy to understand. Its intricate illustrations encourage children to study every page and make new discoveries with each reading.

A standout among boat books for kids, Working Boats is a memorable gift for boys and girls who love vehicles, machines, transportation, engineering, ocean adventures, or learning how things work. It makes a perfect gift for birthdays, Christmas, classroom libraries, homeschool learning, and family reading.

Oct 25, 2022  |  Price: $19.99

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"Boys and girls — and grown-ups — intrigued by the maritime world of the North Pacific will get much pleasure and a pack of insider knowledge from Tom Crestodina’s Working Boats"
–New York Times

“Working Boats is a great resource for kids, and as I mentioned earlier, their parents as well. The drawings will attract beginning readers, the text will keep bringing them back as they master their skills, and the complete package will appeal to grownups."
–Anchorage Daily News

"If a photo illustration is worth a thousand words, Crestodina’s cut-away drawings give us more like five thousand words each. . . It is no cliché to say that, for the mariner inclined, from eight to eighty, this is the one book that does it all."
–National Fisherman

"Cross sections and exploded views abound in the detailed illustrations."
–Kirkus Reviews

"An informative and fun book for readers interested in boats and how they work, and the target audience will be engaged by the high level of detail."
–Booklist

"If your young reader is less interested in story and more interested in non-fiction — especially the workings of a seagoing vessel — then this book is a great gift choice."
–Montreal Gazette

"In his lavishly illustrated new book, Tom delights us with 50 pages of technically detailed but entertaining drawings of eight 'adventurous watercraft'... Young and old mariners and dreamers will love this one."
—Alan Haig-Brown, Baird Maritime

"I never thought I could be this interested in a Salmon Trawler or crab boat."
—Zoe Latta, Rotting on the Vine Substack

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