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1) Titanic
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Offers detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. As the weather wreaked havoc on land, the freezing Atlantic became a wind-whipped zone of peril. In the early hours of Monday, February 18, while the storm raged, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, found themselves in the same horrifying predicament. Built with "dirty steel," and not prepared to withstand such ferocious seas, both tankers split...
3) Sea rescue
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Introduces nine sea emergency vehicles, such as lifeboats, jet skis, and Coast Guards. Explains and diagrams how each is equipped to rescue people in different situations at sea. Includes a reading quiz and web sites"--Provided by publisher.
4) Rescue boats
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
©2005
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present rescue boats, their parts, and how people use rescue boats.
5) Rescue boats
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A kindergarten-level introduction to rescue boats, covering their divers, equipment, role in rescuing, and such defining features as their lights"--
6) Rescue boats
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Rescue Boats, beginning readers will learn about how rescue boats help save lives on the water. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to the features that are unique to this rescue machine. A picture diagram labels the tools found in a rescue boat, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about rescue boats online using our safe search engine that...
8) Rescue boats
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A basic exploration of the parts, equipment, and variations of rescue boats, the nautical rescue vehicles. Also included is a pictorial diagram of the important rescue vehicle and its equipment.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 251 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker--both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his forty-nine-foot...
Author
Publisher
Ensign Benson Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"One stormy night, a homeless dog looking for shelter wanders onto a Coast Guard station in St. Ignace, Michigan. She finds a dry and cozy hiding spot inside a boat's compartment. When the boat launches and heads into the Straights of Mackinac for a search and rescue mission, the frightened dog is still hidden on board. But when the tireless Coasties are working to save a man overboard, Onyx the dog surprises everyone with her bravery, and she finds...
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