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Eliot imagines sailing wild rivers and discovering giant beasts, right there on his block! But he wishes his adventures were real. Eliot's grandpa, El Capitan, once steered his own ship through dangerous seas, to far-off lands. But he can't do that anymore. Can Eliot and El Capitan discover a real adventure ... together?

Stories of the famous shipwrecks, including the wrecks of the Griffon, the Edmund Fitzgerald, and others.

Let’s build a boat with wood and nails. ‘What colour?’ ‘Blue! With bright red sails.’ In this joyous celebration of creativity and imagination, Jane Godwin brings to life the story of five children building a boat together.  Written in delightful rhyme by one of Australia's most celebrated authors, with art by debut illustrator Meg Rennie - winner of the Little Hare Illustration Prize. The perfect book to read aloud to children learning the joy of imaginative play Debut illustrator Meg R...

Return to Sunrise Lagoon in this warmhearted sequel, which finds anxious middle child Marina making waves on her journey to trusting herself. If you want to get to know Marina Ali-O'Connor, you need to know three things: One, despite her name, Marina is secretly afraid of the water. Two, she wanted to be one of the Oldest Siblings, but is stuck smack dab in the middle. Three, she's pretty certain she's the Extra Ali-O'Connor kid-the forgotten one. When Boom, a budding filmmaker exactly Mari...

Tough Tug is a brand-new boat. He likes to swirl and twirl—and run and race. He wants everyone to see what he can do. But when he sails to Alaska for the first time, he finds out what being a tug really means… Short rhythmic phrases on each page alternate with narration in Tug’s voice, leading readers through his experiences from splashing into the water for the first time to a daring rescue.

Is your child vehicle obsessed?! Then this is the perfect book for them, featuring sounds from all sort of things that go, and activities on each page! Press the buttons to discover 8 exciting vehicle sounds, from VROOM to NEE-NAW! With lots to spot on every page, this book is the perfect introduction to things that go.

Let Inga Moore take you on an adventure with Captain Cat and his shipful of cats! New lands, an island Queen, untold treasures and glorious feasts … it will be a journey like no other!Captain Cat is a trader. However, his eye is not for gold but for … CATS! So much so, that his ship – the Carlotta – is populated by all kinds of felines! But one day, Captain Cat decides that it’s time to give up his trading and, with his beloved cats in tow, visit all the places he has always dreamed of. Out on t...

This fun and playful board book introduces young children to the world of boats in their many forms. There are tall boats and small boats and heave-and-haul boats - and more! From the author and illustrator of 'Go, Bikes, Go!', this delightful board book celebrates Pacific Northwest boating and maritime culture with a focus on recreational watercraft and working boats that are popular in the region. Young children will be fascinated by the variety of boats depicted in the vibrant and playful i...

A hilarious new adventure featuring the inimitable Duck and his long-suffering friend, Sheep. Duck decides today he'll beThe captain of a boat at sea.He takes a friend to lend a handBut nothing turns out quite as planned! Things are bound to end in disaster when Duck goes on a day out with Sheep. Together, they set out in Goat's boat but Duck hasn't seen the rock ahead and the boat is going faster and faster...

Lively good humor is afloat—along with an armada of adventurous animals—in this silly seafaring tale. A romp in the river with Yak in his kayak and Gnu in his canoe leads to a safari full of unusual nautical discoveries. A goat in a boat? A calf on a raft? A whole flotilla of whales and gorillas? No matter how many other strange sailors they come across, Yak and Gnu are certain there is no other beast quite like either of them. Climb aboard for a nonsensical voyage featuring an eclectic collect...

The sounds of lapping water and dipping oars ease readers into the famous canals of Venice, Italy. With mother as gondolier and father singing his calming song to baby, a family floats serenely through this one-of-a-kind historic city, past features as unusual as stone winged lions and golden masks and as comfortably familiar as babbling neighbours and drying laundry. The baby drifts deeper and deeper into Venice’s maze and - finally - sweet sleep.

It's 1838, and Patrick and Grace Leary are aboard The Sirius, set to become the first ever ship to sail from Dublin to New York using only steam power. But their cousin Ben is on board Brunel's giant steam ship the Great Western in Bristol, and he's convinced he'll be in New York before them. With fires causing havoc, Brunel getting injured and one ship running out of coal, which steam driven sea monster has the power to win this dangerous race?

IMPOSSIBLE! When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreams of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks don't believe such a thing can be done. But eight long years after the first shovelful of earth is dug, Clinton realizes his vision at last. The longest uninterrupted canal in history has been built, and it is now possible to travel by water from the American prairie all the way to Europe! Join Cheryl Harness on a fascinating and fun-filled trip as sh...

Molino presenta una nueva colección de las grandes novelas de Julio Verne ilustradas y adaptadas por Shia Green a lectores a partir de 7 años. ¡Explora los océanos en un submarino, enfréntate a feroces calamares gigantes y descubre inimaginables maravillas en Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino! Un misterioso monstruo marino recorre las costas de todo el mundo. ¿Qué puede ser esta extraña bestia? El científico Pierre Aronnax y sus inseparables amigos se lanzan a la aventura para desentrañar...