Describes the different kinds of tugboats and the work they do, various parts of a tugboat, from its wheelhouse to its engine room, and the jobs of the crew members.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3?Similar in treatment to Timothy Burke's Tugboats in Action (Whitman, 1993), this book begins by explaining the reason tugboats are needed, with additional information describing various types of tugs. Large, eye-catching, full-color photographs show how the boats are used, from pushing and pulling loads to salvage-and-rescue to ice-breaking. Throughout the clearly written text, information about the boats and crews (captains, pilots, mates, engineers, and deckhands) and unique operations is presented with appropriate pictures. One shot exposes a tug out of water with a good view of the wheelhouse and the rubber tires (bumpers) that encircle its edge, giving it its unique look and ability to perform special work. A useful addition on a popular subject.?Marsha McGrath, Clearwater Public Library, FL
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Children will be delighted by the full-color photographs of many different tugboats--``the best-known and best-loved workboats of the water''--in this work from Maass (When Winter Comes, 1993, etc.). It's an eye-opening introduction to these naval workhorses with spreads of tugs hauling cargo, pushing barges, and breaking ice. Numerous shots of crews working on deck, tending the engine, and cooking dinner add a human dimension, albeit an exclusively male one. Still, Maass's explanation of such terms as headline, wheelhouse, and docking pilot should make preschoolers feel as salty as Popeye, and eager to hoist anchor. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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A must for small boaters,
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This review is from: Tugboats (Library Binding)
A good beginner book on tugboats - very good explanations and understandable.
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Longer story, more detail in Tugboats,
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books about tugboats at an adult level. This book seems like it would be appropriate for 4, 5 and 6th grade readers. It is written about west coast tugs, lots of good photos, lots of different tugs.
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