Berthoud Community Library District

An alphabet book presenting unusual facts about a variety of boats from aircraft carriers to zodiacs.

"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 launched without...

"Time did not exist; or if it did it did not mater. Our world then was both wide and narrow—wide in the immensity of the sea and mountain; narrow in that the boat was very small, and we lived and camped, explored and swam in a little realm of our own making..."
This is the fascinating true adventure story of a woman who packed her five children onto a twenty-five-foot boat and explored the coastal waters of British Columbia summer after summer...

Noah and Tanika spend a day aboard the tugboat Hercules learning about the boats and animals in the harbor.

One brave little boat is on a journey to discover the seven seas. Setting off into the big, wide world, Little Boat runs into treacherous waters, turbulent tides, and seafaring friends. After all his nautical adventures, our hero finds out that he's no longer such a little boat.

Colorado boaters have a lot to choose from when it comes to finding a place to launch their boats. Colorado's Boatable Waters range from the 150-mile-long Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area to small mountain lakes and large reservoirs. Take a look at the alphabetical list of boatable waters below, and find the launching spot for your next adventure.

The reader is invited to guess who causes the boat to sink when five animal friends of varying sizes decide to go for a row.