Ships and Sailing (DK Visual Dictionaries)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1879431203 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This visual dictionary looks at the inner workings of boats, ships, sails and rigging, navigation instruments, signals, ropes, knots, and more.
A. Garrett said Could have been better. Well, as much as I enjoyed the pictures, and the nice layout of each page, it still wasn't quite what I was looking for. I saw the summary stated "looks at the innner workingsrigging, navigation instruments,"etc and I thought it was going to give some detailed definition of each part of a ship. But instead I see a term, let's say 'hatch coaming/shot garland' that has a line pointing to. Would be 5 stars, but I only wish it was longer. As it is the 6Would be 5 stars, but Weldon Dodd I only wish it was longer. As it is the 64 pages is packed with info, but I still held back my rating to 4 stars.This is a great book for the kids. DK always seems to do a nice job of presenting a lot of information in a fun way, and this book is no exception. It covers historical information on the different types of ships from the "first boats" to "ships of the line" of the 18th and . pages is packed with info, but I still held back my rating to Would be 5 stars, but Weldon Dodd I only wish it was longer. As it is the 64 pages is packed with info, but I still held back my rating to 4 stars.This is a great book for the kids. DK always seems to do a nice job of presenting a lot of information in a fun way, and this book is no exception. It covers historical information on the different types of ships from the "first boats" to "ships of the line" of the 18th and . stars.This is a great book for the kids. DK always seems to do a nice job of presenting a lot of information in a fun way, and this book is no exception. It covers historical information on the different types of ships from the "first boats" to "ships of the line" of the 18th and . Scholarship in its most agreeable forms mechanic This is not diluted historic truth. This pictoral rendition has been combined with the highest degree of research and current scholarship in their most absorbable forms.