During the fall and winter of 1911–12, pioneering Grand Canyon photographers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb rowed down the Green and Colorado Rivers through the Grand Canyon. Remarkably, they brought a newfangled motion-picture camera along...
Boats and boating
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Auteur:Kolb, E. L.Sommaire: -
Auteur:Stewart, ChrisSommaire:If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing on a Cornish Crabber around...
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Auteur:Jerome, Jerome K.Sommaire:After his final trip up the river, Jerome sat down to write a serious book about the Thames, but in the process, his humor took over and gave birth to this masterpiece of unquenchable comedy.
- Auteur:Pearson, Kit.Sommaire:
Every summer morning, Ellie and her Nonna go to the beach. They swim and build sandcastles, and while Nonna reads, Ellie watches the other children play. One day Ellie builds up the courage to approach an older girl playing on her own...
- Auteur:Pearson, Kit, Farris, KatherineSommaire:
Every summer morning, Ellie and her Nonna go to the beach. They swim and build sandcastles, and while Nonna reads, Ellie watches the other children play. One day Ellie builds up the courage to approach an older girl playing on her own...
- Auteur:Blanchet, M. WylieSommaire:
After her husband died in 1927, leaving her with five small children, everyone expected the struggles of single motherhood on a remote island to overcome M. Wylie Blanchet. Instead, this courageous woman became one of the pioneers of "...
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Auteur:Bates, Sonya, Charko, KasiaSommaire:Jake and his younger brother Tommy are visiting family at a beach house on the coast. Having already lost a race to his cousin Lexie, Jake can't resist a second chance at victory when she challenges him again. Only this time it's a boat...
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Auteur:Cynthia VoigtSommaire:Dicey struggles to make a go of a boatbuilding business while facing family concerns, romantic problems, and the uncertainties of a drifter who offers to help her in her work.
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Auteur:Gaetz, Dayle, Meissner, AmySommaire:When Kyle finds a young dog almost drowned in a heap of seaweed on the beach, he claims the dog as his own and is happy for the first time in a while. He knows that his dog loves him, but whenever they walk on the beach, the dog swims...
- Auteur:Coffey, Maria, Goering, DagSommaire:
Travel writer Maria Coffey and her husband, photographer Dag Goering, embark on a 3-month journey by wooden boat along Canada's western shores. Leading the way are legendary boat builders and sailors Allen and Sharie Farrell aboard...
- Auteur:Harbridge, PaulSommaire:
An empowering and necessary picture book about a young girl with Down syndrome who gains confidence and independence through a visit to her grandparents. It's Kate's first time visiting her grandparents on her own at their lakeside home...
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Auteur:Scott, MarianneSommaire:During her time on the west coast, Marianne Scott has met a variety of fascinating people whose lives revolve around the sea - racing sailors, scientists, yacht designers, adventurers, boat builders, writers, painters, and eccentrics....
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Auteur:Rylant, CynthiaSommaire:To relieve the boredom of a long, hot summer, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby join their fun-loving neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her mischievous dog Zeke on an adventurous sightseeing boat cruise.
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Auteur:Hammond, JoSommaire:Erik and his friends spend all their time on the water, exploring the shoreline and islands off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. While they all have experience with boats and the outdoors, the unpredictable weather and fickle seas...
- Auteur:Trasler, JaneeSommaire:
Frog, Dog, and Goat find ways to stay dry in the rain, in this rhyming laugh-out-loud series for beginning readers! National Cartoonists Society Winner for Best Book Illustration Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of...
- Auteur:Woods, StuartSommaire:
Stone Barrington is enjoying a boating excursion off the Maine coast when a chance encounter leaves him somewhat the worse for wear. Always able to find the silver lining in even the unhappiest circumstances, Stone is pleased to...
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Auteur:Torres, J.Sommaire:Chirp and his friends Squawk and Tweet love going on adventures together. Today, they've traded in their playhouse for a boat, and they're paddling down a mighty river in search of the world's biggest waterfall! When their boat springs...
- Auteur:Tariel, AdèleSommaire:
Tonight I am a bird. A seagull. A young child is tucked away in bed safe at home and imagines they are a seagull flying high above the ocean and watching over their father, the captain of a cargo ship, while he is away at sea. Tonight,...
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Auteur:Foley, JohnSommaire:Graduating from high school is supposed to feel like the beginning of your real life. But for Jackson O’Connell, it’s more like a slew of endings. In this sequel to Hoops of Steel, Jackson’s dream of a basketball scholarship is gone....
