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Series
Wind Riders volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"In Starry Bay, summer vacation means snorkeling for sea glass by the beach, until Max and Sofia come across an abandoned sailboat. With a spin of the wheel, Wind Rider transports them to animals who need their help! This time, they drop anchor in Iceland's frigid waters, where Max and Sofia team up with the Puffin Patrol, a group of Icelandic kids who protect and preserve the local puffin colony. But it seems that the puffins aren't the only ones...
Author
Series
Wind Riders volume 1
Language
English
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After discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles. Includes facts about sea turtles.
Author
Series
Wind Riders volume 2
Language
English
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"On their second adventure aboard Wind Rider, Max and Sofia travel to the Amazon rain forest to protect scarlet macaws from poachers and deforestation"--
Author
Series
Wind Riders volume 3
Language
English
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Mayday, Mayday! A rough storm has caused a boat to break loose and run aground on the rocks. Black, greasy oil is leaking from it's engine fast. And there are very curious harbor seals in the area, along with other wildlife! This disaster is what Sofia and Max find when their magical boat, Wind Rider, drops them off at Scotland's beautiful craggy coastline for their latest mission. These two friend must figure out a way to quickly contain the spill...
5) The Wanderer
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Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lily the sailboat is small but sturdy, in a harbor full of enormous cargo ships, speedy fishing vessels, and bossy tugboats...Out on the lake, the tall ships are coming! To pass from the harbor to the lake, Lily must blow her horn and ask the lift bridge to rise...Finally, Lily slips under just before the bridge goes down, her sails fluttering with excitement as she spies the majestic barquentine, schooner, and other grand old ships heading toward...
7) Surf's up!
Author
Series
Moby Shinobi and Toby Too! volume 1
Publisher
Acorn/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, Moby Shinobi and his dog Toby head to the beach for a day of fun, where Moby tries to put his ninja skill to work helping his friends build a sandcastle which unfortunately cannot withstand the weight of even a small ninja--however when a sailboat springs a leak, it is Moby Shinobi to the rescue.
8) Salty dog
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Language
English
Description
Salty the dog helps his master build a sailboat.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In the spring of 1992, Nat Philbrick was in his late thirties, living with his family on Nantucket, feeling stranded and longing for that thrill of victory he once felt after winning a national sailing championship in his youth. Was it a midlife crisis? It was certainly a watershed for the journalist-turned-stay-at-home dad, who impulsively decided to throw his hat into the ring, or water, again. With the bemused approval of his wife and children,...
11) I want a boat!
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A girl uses her imagination to turn an ordinary box into a sailboat.
12) Maisy's sailboat
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Enjoying a day of sailing with her friend, Maisy anchors her sailboat on a beautiful blue lagoon, where she and Charley fish, snorkel, and watch the numerous beautiful underwater animals that swim nearby.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old David was only trying to fulfill his uncle's last wish when he set sail on the Frog. He wasn't ready for the way the world seems to disappear out on the ocean, and he certainly wasn't expecting the violent storm that nearly took his life. David quickly learns that surviving on the sea is different from anything he knows on land. The waves can be merciless, the storms unpitying, and the creatures that lurk beneath the surface dangerous....
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Despite his father's opposition, Simon "Spacey" Drake is determined to become a long-distance sailor, so he signs up for a weeklong live-aboard sailing course. The trip gets off to a rough start, but the real trouble begins when Simon and Olivia, another student, get curious about a nearby cabin cruiser in an anchorage. They investigate and stumble upon an abalone poaching operation, but the poachers have far too much at stake to let a couple of kids...
18) Bolger boats: combining Small boats and the folding schooner, and other adventures in boat design
Author
Publisher
International Marine Pub, Co
Pub. Date
©1983
Language
English
19) The little boat
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
A little boy playing at the seashore makes a toy sailboat that is swept out to sea, and, after braving storms, hungry fish, and bigger boats, is finally found by a little girl at the opposite shore.
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