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Sailing Books for children
By Nan Jeffrey'You can do it' Nan is a leading authority on family adventure travel. This book will guide you and your family toward a rewarding and successful adventure regardless of mode of travel. Simple living, self-sufficiency, experiencing new cultures - things you and your family will cherish for ever.
'You can do it' Nan is a leading authority on family adventure travel.
This book will guide you and your family toward a rewarding and successful adventure regardless of mode of travel. Simple living, self-sufficiency, experiencing new cultures - things you and your family will cherish for ever.
by Claudia MyattRYA Go Cruising covers all the essentials required to help young people become interested and valuable members of crew on both sail and power yachts.The beautifully illustrated format makes learning this sometimes complicated subject both accessible and fun.Ideal for 7-12 year olds.A4 size in full colour, paperback.
RYA Go Cruising covers all the essentials required to help young people become interested and valuable members of crew on both sail and power yachts.
The beautifully illustrated format makes learning this sometimes complicated subject both accessible and fun.
Ideal for 7-12 year olds.
A4 size in full colour, paperback.
By C. MyattThis book is full of puzzles, quizzes, activities and games to play when on passage or in harbour. It will test your cruising knowledge, teach you some new things and avoid boredom. It aims to make cruising more fun.Children aged 7 - 12 years
This book is full of puzzles, quizzes, activities and games to play when on passage or in harbour. It will test your cruising knowledge, teach you some new things and avoid boredom. It aims to make cruising more fun.
Children aged 7 - 12 years
By C. MyattAimed at children aged 7 - 11, storyboard format with colourful illustrations, clear instructions and lots of fun.297x210mm 84p Full colour diag. Pb
Aimed at children aged 7 - 11, storyboard format with colourful illustrations, clear instructions and lots of fun.
297x210mm 84p Full colour diag. Pb
Have fun when you're not on the water and test your sailing knowledge with these puzzles, quizzes and stickers.For 7 - 12 year oldsPb 44p A4 size. illus.
For 7 - 12 year oldsPb 44p A4 size. illus.
By W. AnselThis book tells children what happens when boats are built, whether this is in a working boatyard or in a back garden. The sights, sounds, smells and feel of boatbuilding are all conveyed to youngsters to inspire and entertain.183x297mm 32p Pb Illus.
This book tells children what happens when boats are built, whether this is in a working boatyard or in a back garden. The sights, sounds, smells and feel of boatbuilding are all conveyed to youngsters to inspire and entertain.
183x297mm 32p Pb Illus.
By Deborah ShapiroLetters to children who have not been sailing, giving an insight into life aboard a small boat in mid ocean close to birds, dolphins etc.'For every child who dreams of going to sea and those of us who remember such dreams' US Pub. 96p colour photos, illus.
Letters to children who have not been sailing, giving an insight into life aboard a small boat in mid ocean close to birds, dolphins etc.
'For every child who dreams of going to sea and those of us who remember such dreams'
US Pub. 96p colour photos, illus.
This cruising log especially for children, gives young crew a gentle introduction to navigation and chart work.Whether on a long passage of a quick trip on the river, the 'Log Book for Children' will keep them occupied and give a lasting record of all their voyages.Well illustrated and fun. Suitable for 8 to 12 year olds.Paperback, spiral bound, plastic cover.
Whether on a long passage of a quick trip on the river, the 'Log Book for Children' will keep them occupied and give a lasting record of all their voyages.
Well illustrated and fun. Suitable for 8 to 12 year olds.
Paperback, spiral bound, plastic cover.
By Gary & Steve KibbleThe perfect introduction to sailing for children, featuring the Optimist dinghy. This largely photographic book is the official handbook of the RYA Young Opportunity Scheme.244x185mm 48p 164 b/w photos 21 diag. Pb.RRP £6.95 OUR PRICE £5.99
The perfect introduction to sailing for children, featuring the Optimist dinghy. This largely photographic book is the official handbook of the RYA Young Opportunity Scheme.
244x185mm 48p 164 b/w photos 21 diag. Pb.
RRP £6.95 OUR PRICE £5.99
By B. Mosenthal2nd Ed.Ideal for 7 to 11 year olds, lots of colourful and enticing illustrations rather than heavy text to do the explaining.This book explains to children how a boat sails and will tell them all about different types of boats, flags, ropes, knots, the weather and tides.Paperback, 36pp, RRP £8.99 OUR PRICE £7.99
Ideal for 7 to 11 year olds, lots of colourful and enticing illustrations rather than heavy text to do the explaining.This book explains to children how a boat sails and will tell them all about different types of boats, flags, ropes, knots, the weather and tides.
Paperback, 36pp,
RRP £8.99 OUR PRICE £7.99
by Carole Frances HughesIllus. by Alan PadwickFirst of a series of books aimed at children 5 - 8 years.Eight year old twins go on a sailing course at Easter and find their father has bought them a dinghy of their own to sail in the summer. Whinchat, an Optimist dinghy takes the children on their first sail, which turns out to be more exciting than expected....Pb 40pp
First of a series of books aimed at children 5 - 8 years.
Eight year old twins go on a sailing course at Easter and find their father has bought them a dinghy of their own to sail in the summer. Whinchat, an Optimist dinghy takes the children on their first sail, which turns out to be more exciting than expected....
Pb 40pp
by Carole Frances HughesIllus. by Alan PadwickThe second book in the series aimed at 5 - 8 year olds.The twins are thrilled to be allowed to go camping with their older cousin and take their Optimist dinghy Whinchat with them. Whinchat disappears - will the children ever see her again?Pb 40pp
The second book in the series aimed at 5 - 8 year olds.The twins are thrilled to be allowed to go camping with their older cousin and take their Optimist dinghy Whinchat with them. Whinchat disappears - will the children ever see her again?
by Carole Frances Hughesillus. by Robert ScottAimed at children 5 - 8 yearsAn adventure for two children and their dog when they find a scruffy boat that can talk. A retired sea Captain shows them how to make Chit Chat, a Mirror dinghy, ready to sail.Pb 40pp
Aimed at children 5 - 8 years
An adventure for two children and their dog when they find a scruffy boat that can talk. A retired sea Captain shows them how to make Chit Chat, a Mirror dinghy, ready to sail.
by Carole Frances HughesIllus. by Robert ScottAnother story about Chit Chat the talkative Mirror dinghy. Aimed at children aged 5 - 8 years. In this story the children sail out into the bay where they spot a canoeist in difficulty. They summon help from a nearby yacht and watch the rescue by the big RNLI boat with excitement.Pb 40pp
Another story about Chit Chat the talkative Mirror dinghy. Aimed at children aged 5 - 8 years. In this story the children sail out into the bay where they spot a canoeist in difficulty. They summon help from a nearby yacht and watch the rescue by the big RNLI boat with excitement.
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazons adventureBill, Peter and Joe have been falsely accused of setting boats adrift and the whole river is against them. Only Dick, Dorthea and Tom stand by their friends, and they soon set out to investigate the crimes and find the real criminals.Pb
Bill, Peter and Joe have been falsely accused of setting boats adrift and the whole river is against them. Only Dick, Dorthea and Tom stand by their friends, and they soon set out to investigate the crimes and find the real criminals.
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Arthur RansomeSwallows and AmazonsHardback version
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventureTom casts off a motor cruiser from its moorings on the Norfolk Broads to protect a coot's nest - it seemed the only thing to do, but nor the cruiser is searching high and low for him. The chase is on..Pb
Tom casts off a motor cruiser from its moorings on the Norfolk Broads to protect a coot's nest - it seemed the only thing to do, but nor the cruiser is searching high and low for him. The chase is on..
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventureHb version
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventureDick's birdwatching discovery turns a pleasant cruise to the Hebrides into a desperate chase. Soon the Swallows & Amazonsa are dodging the savage natives and evadng a ruthless egg collector who is determined to kill a pair of rare birds..Hb
Dick's birdwatching discovery turns a pleasant cruise to the Hebrides into a desperate chase. Soon the Swallows & Amazonsa are dodging the savage natives and evadng a ruthless egg collector who is determined to kill a pair of rare birds..Hb
By Arthur RansomePb version
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon have finally met a real pirate - the tiny pistol carrying Missee Lee, who has rescued them after shipwreck off the coast of China. The only trouble is that she wants to keep them forever.Pb
Swallows & Amazon have finally met a real pirate - the tiny pistol carrying Missee Lee, who has rescued them after shipwreck off the coast of China. The only trouble is that she wants to keep them forever.
By Arthur RansomeAnother Swallows & Amazon adventureHb
Another Swallows & Amazon adventureHb
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventurePb version
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventureThe dreaded Great Aunt has come to stay with Nancy and Peggy just as their friends arrive for the summer holiday. Now they must wear dresses and read poetry by day - but at night they take a desperate gamble to break out for wildness.Pb
The dreaded Great Aunt has come to stay with Nancy and Peggy just as their friends arrive for the summer holiday. Now they must wear dresses and read poetry by day - but at night they take a desperate gamble to break out for wildness.
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventureReunited for summer, the Swallows & Amazons with Dick and Dorothea set off to discover a lost gold mine. They run into all sorts of trouble, worst of all being the sinister Squashy Hat who is certainly as spy.Hb
Reunited for summer, the Swallows & Amazons with Dick and Dorothea set off to discover a lost gold mine. They run into all sorts of trouble, worst of all being the sinister Squashy Hat who is certainly as spy.
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Swallows & Amazon adventurePb version
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventureMarooned on an island, John, Susan, Titty and Roger begin map making and exploring. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk nearby? Is the tribal totem that they find in their camp a threat of attack?Pb
Marooned on an island, John, Susan, Titty and Roger begin map making and exploring. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk nearby? Is the tribal totem that they find in their camp a threat of attack?
Swallows & Amazon adventureHb version
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventureJohn, Susan, Titty and Roger return to the lake for another summer of camping on their island with their old allies, the Amazon pirates. Then disaster strikes when they find themselves marooned ashore by the shipwreck of their boat...Pb
John, Susan, Titty and Roger return to the lake for another summer of camping on their island with their old allies, the Amazon pirates. Then disaster strikes when they find themselves marooned ashore by the shipwreck of their boat...Pb
By Arthur RansomeThe first of the Swallows & Amazons adventures. To John, Susan, Titty and Roger, simply being allowed to use the boat Swallo to go camping on the island is adventure enough. But they soon find themselves under attack from the fierce Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy - so begins a summer of battles, alliances, exploration and discovery.Pb
The first of the Swallows & Amazons adventures. To John, Susan, Titty and Roger, simply being allowed to use the boat Swallo to go camping on the island is adventure enough. But they soon find themselves under attack from the fierce Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy - so begins a summer of battles, alliances, exploration and discovery.
by Arthur RansomeHardback version of the first in the series of adventures.
Hardback version of the first in the series of adventures.
By Arthur RansomeSwallows & Amazon adventurePb
