Download or read book Float Your Boat written by Mark Denny and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An estimated 4.1 million people in the United States participate in recreational sailing. Yet the large library of sailing literature leaves many of them high and dry. On one side are technical guides for America’s Cup boat-builders; on the other, simplistic books for weekend sailors with little interest in science. In Float Your Boat! professional and amateur boaters alike will find intelligent and understandable answers to such questions as: What were the key innovations that made sailboats more efficient? How do you increase the speed of a boat? How do sailboats travel into the wind? Why are so many explanations of sailing so wrong? Sailing enthusiast and physicist Mark Denny first traces the evolution of the sailing craft, from prehistoric coracles made of animal skins and antlers to the sailboat’s reinvention as a pleasure craft during the Industrial Revolution. He then identifies specific sailing phenomena—how wind drives modern Bermuda sloops, how torque determines stability, why hull speed exists—and provides the key physics principles behind them. Whether you are an inquisitive landlubber who has never set foot in a boat, a casual weekend sailor, or an old salt who lives for the sea, Float Your Boat! is an accessible guide to the physics of sailing.
Download or read book Boats Float written by George Ella Lyon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds.
Download or read book The Boat who Wouldn t Float written by Farley Mowat and published by Boston : Little, Brown. This book was released on 1970 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seemed like a good idea. Tired of everyday life ashore, Farley Mowat would find a sturdy boat in Newfoundland and roam the salt sea over, free as a bird. What he found was the worst boat in the world, and she nearly drove him mad. The Happy Adventure, despite all that Farley and his Newfoundland helpers could do, leaked like a sieve. Her engine only worked when she felt like it. Typically, on her maiden voyage, with the engine stuck in reverse, she backed out of the harbour under full sail. And she sank, regularly. How Farley and a varied crew, including the intrepid lady who married him, coaxed the boat from Newfoundland to Lake Ontario is a marvellous story. The encounters with sharks, rum-runners, rum and a host of unforgettable characters on land and sea make this a very funny book for readers of all ages.
Download or read book Float Like A Boat The Aquatic Problem Solvers of Enchanted Brook written by Michelle McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time for the littles of Enchanted Brook to become aquatic problem solvers! Beckett is anxious about learning to swim because he's not a water-loving animal like his friends. Along the way, Beckett learns some important lessons about swimming, water safety, and life in general, by realizing that if he puts his mind to it, he can do hard things. Caregivers will also learn about drowning prevention, and the critical layers of protection recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to provide a system of increased security in an aquatic environment.
Download or read book The Hammock A Novel Based on the True Story of French Painter James Tissot written by Lucy Paquette and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE HAMMOCK: A novel based on the true story of French painter James Tissot portrays ten remarkable years in the life of James Tissot (1836-1902), who rebuilt - and then lost - his reputation in London. THE HAMMOCK is a psychological portrait, exploring the forces that unwound the career of this complex man. Based on contemporary sources, the novel brings Tissot's world alive in a story of war, art, Society glamour, love, scandal, and tragedy.
Download or read book Row Row Row Your Boat Dinosaurs All Love to Float written by Joe Fitzpatrick and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Row, row, row your boat, these adorable dinosaurs can't seem to stay afloat! A group of lovable dinosaurs go out on the lake for a day of sunny fun. But rowing boats can be hard when you're the size of a dinosaur! The silly images and this fun spin on the classic rhyme are sure to appeal to little ones who love the original song.
Download or read book Boats Will Float written by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing in rhythmic text, author Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum (Trains Don't Sleep) explores the many types of watercraft navigating our lakes, rivers, and oceans, including trawlers, tankers, and cruise ships. Beginning with the sunrise, boats of all shapes and sizes are on their way to a full day. Fishing boats with their nets head out for their day's lucky catch. Tugboats guide a freighter safely into harbor, and pleasure craft such as sailboats and speedboats offer hours of enjoyment for their passengers. Then when night comes, even boats take a rest, including a houseboat that is docked with its family warm and cozy inside. Back matter includes detailed descriptions of each type of watercraft mentioned.
Download or read book Whatever Floats Your Boat written by Donna Fareed (Warfield) and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What floats your boat? Whether money, family, or professional success drives you, Whatever Floats Your Boat motivates you to reevaluate your life, and, most importantly, it teaches you how to enhance yourself and move forward. Author Donna Fareed provides you with a creative perspective on how to address critical issues in your own life and, ultimately, how to feel good about yourself. By compiling her thoughts, research, and personal experiences along with introspective questions included in each chapter for you to consider, Fareed encourages you to examine and focus on what really matters. She educates you on how to: Regroup and address a situation in the right manner instead of turning away from it Help others so that, in turn, you may find freedom Find love, joy, and contentment by letting go of your ways Turn your life around for the better, knowing that it is never too late for change If you are ready to embark on a wonderful adventure that will build character, discipline, and humility in your own life, then Whatever Floats Your Boat will help you put your feet on dry land. All Aboard!!
Download or read book Float written by Daniel Miyares and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy’s small paper boat—and his large imagination—fill the pages of this wordless picture book, a modern-day classic from the creator of Pardon Me! that includes endpaper instructions for building a boat of your own. A little boy takes a boat made of newspaper out for a rainy-day adventure. The boy and his boat dance in the downpour and play in the puddles, but when the boy sends his boat floating down a gutter stream, it quickly gets away from him. So of course the little boy goes on the hunt for his beloved boat—and when the rain lets up, he finds himself on a new adventure altogether. This seemingly simply story from Daniel Miyares is enriched with incredible depth and texture that transcend words.
Download or read book Float Your Boat written by Umar Siddiqui and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By speaking and acting mindfully, you can live a much healthier life. Umar Siddiqui, a talented author and poet, observes how the world is evolving—and how you can, too—in Float Your Boat. In straightforward language, he answers questions such as: • How can you cultivate your passions and achieve your dreams? • What steps will help you take control of your livelihood? • Are there benefits to putting your feelings and emotions on paper and being vulnerable? The author argues that there is more love than hate in the world, and it is up to each one of us to bring it out. He also explores the dangers of technology, noting that while it can hinder us, it can help us build a better world. The goal of the book is not only to enlighten but to enliven, which you haven’t accomplished until you know you are living and thriving. Join the author as he explores how each one of us can expand our horizons and achieve our full potential.
Download or read book What Floats in a Moat written by Lynne Berry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While trying to cross a moat, Archimedes the Goat and Skinny the Hen learn why objects sink or float.
Download or read book The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones written by Will Mabbitt and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book by brilliant new comic author, Will Mabbitt. When Mabel Jones unknowingly commits 'The Deed' she finds herself swiftly bundled into a sack and carried off to the pirate ship the Feroshus Maggot. Crewed by the strangest bunch of pirates you would ever want to meet and captained by the dreaded Idryss Ebeneezer Split (a wolf with a false leg carved from a human thighbone, a rusty cutlass sheathed in his belt and a loaded pistol tucked in his pants with no fear of the consequences), theFeroshus Maggot whisks Mabel Jones off on the adventure of a lifetime. This ebook has been optimised for viewing on colour devices.
Download or read book Who Sank the Boat written by Pamela Allen and published by Picture Puffin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Besides the sea, on Mr Peffer's place, there lived a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig, and a tiny little mouse. One warm sunny morning for no particular reason, they decided to go for a row in the bay . . .
Download or read book Captain Kidd s Crew Experiments with Sinking and Floating written by Mark Weakland and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the concepts of floating and sinking by following a fictional captain on the high seas who wonders why his boat floats and his treasure sinks.
Download or read book Why Do Ships Float written by Susan Meredith and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03-06 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the science behind buoyancy and why objects float, even if they are large cruise or military vessels. Features colorful photographs and illustrations.
Download or read book Bean Floats a Boat written by Ann Bevans and published by Verdandi Press. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shantyboat written by Harlan Hubbard and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shantyboat is the story of a leisurely journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. For most people such a journey is the stuff that dreams are made of, but for Harlan and Anna Hubbard, it became a cherished reality. In their small river craft, the Hubbards became one with the flowing river and its changing weathers. This book mirrors a life that is simple and independent, strenuous at times, but joyous, with leisure for painting and music, for observation and contemplation.
