Author: Bill Beavis Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc. ISBN: 9780924486821 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
A charming etymology for all salty-minded people. Explains the fascinating ship-board beginnings of over 200 words and expressions, with the author's own delightful cartoons.
Author: Bill Beavis Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1472901479 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 97
Book Description
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a nautical origin. This fascinating and charming pocket book explains the seafaring beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. Just a few examples are: Chock-a-block Chance your arm Money for old rope Spic and span Push the boat out At close quartersThis entertaining book has been a popular title for boaters and landlubbers alike, ever since first publication in 1983. 'Good fun' Yachts and Yachting 'Entertaining, informative, educational and lots of fun' Multihull International 'An entertaining and informative little book' Motor Boats Monthly
Author: Matty Long Publisher: ISBN: 9780192748652 Category : Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
A hilarious new quest from the award-winning creator of SUPER HAPPY MAGIC FOREST! Join the Salty Dogs as they set sail on a laugh-out-loud adventure through the Pirate Islands, a hilarious and immersive world packed with pirate jokes to pore over time and again. Ideal for pirate fans young and old!
Author: Bill Beavis Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press ISBN: 9780713637168 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 96
Book Description
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. Good fun - Yachts and Yachting. Entertaining, informative, educational and lots of fun - Multihull International.
Author: Debbie White Publisher: Debbie White Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 142
Book Description
Torn between two men, tormented by her past, and unsure of her future. What will Libby do? Libby and Luke are the perfect couple. A satisfying marriage, impressive careers, a beautiful condo overlooking San Francisco Bay, and a faithful companion in a golden retriever named Harley, nothing could rock this stable relationship. So, when Luke announces he's quit his job and wants to move, Libby reluctantly joins him in his new adventure, offering her love and support. But the new adventure ends in tragedy leaving Libby unsettled and confused. Determined to pull out of her funk, and settle into her new life, Libby elicits the help from friends as she embarks on a new adventure. The Salty Dog is a tale of love and loss.
Author: Martin Kratt Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: 198485111X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
The Wild Kratts go in search of wolves, coyotes, and wild dogs of all sizes in this Step into Reading leveled reader with stickers! TARGET AUDIENCE: Nature, science, and animal fans ages four to six and their parents. PBS's successful animated show Wild Kratts joins the adventures of zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt as they travel to animal habitats around the globe. Along the way, they encounter incredible creatures while combining science education with fun. Children ages four to six can learn all about the wild cousins of man's best friend--from robust canines like wolves to sneaky foxes and more. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories for beginning readers who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
Author: Simon Spalding Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1442227370 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 281
Book Description
Food at Sea: Shipboard Cuisine from Ancient to Modern Times traces the preservation, preparation, and consumption of food at sea, over a period of several thousand years, and in a variety of cultures. The book traces the development of cooking aboard in ancient and medieval times, through the development of seafaring traditions of storing and preparing food on the world’s seas and oceans. Following a largely chronological format, Simon Spalding shows how the raw materials, cooking and eating equipments, and methods of preparation of seafarers have both reflected the shoreside practices of their cultures, and differed from them. The economies of whole countries have developed around foods that could survive long trips by sea, and new technologies have evolved to expand the available food choices at sea. Changes in ship construction and propulsion have compelled changes in food at sea, and Spalding’s book explores these changes in cargo ships, passenger ships, warships, and other types over the centuries in fascinating depth of detail. Selected passages from songs and poems, quotes from seafarers famous and obscure, and new insights into culinary history all add spice to the tale.
Author: Valerie Petrillo Publisher: Chicago Review Press ISBN: 1613742738 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships. Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land. The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint china with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects that are sure to please busy parents and teachers alike.
Proudly powered by WordPress |
Theme: Rits Blog by Crimson Themes.
Author: Bill Beavis
Author: Bill Beavis
Author: Matty Long
Author: Bill Beavis
Author: Debbie White
Author: Martin Kratt
Author: Michael Gray
Author: Capt.Bob Grant USN/MM ret.
Author: Simon Spalding
Author: Valerie Petrillo