Books

Silly Seals

Seals by nature are elusive and difficult to see in the wild; yet they are immensely popular, perhaps because they are so graceful and have some surprisingly human qualities, or perhaps it is because they are free to move between our world above the...

Goodnight, Seahorse

A child’s first introduction to creatures of the sea as a seahorse makes its way home to “bed.”

Great American Shipwreck Stories

Great American Shipwreck Stories is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of Magellan, leading to a wreck and a crew's harrowing...

Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?

Every inquisitive little girl wonders what it is really like to be a genuine princess. At the heart of Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? lives an energetic, spirited, and contemporary child who has lots of important questions for her mom. Do...

Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species

Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 speciesHow to identify not only what bird a feather came from but also what kind of feather it isRange maps and wing type given for each birdThis guide teaches birders to use the characteristics of wing...

California Missions

Londie Padelsky's gorgeous images of the California missions take the reader on a tour of these beautiful and historical structures. It is no wonder the missions draw so many visitors each year. Each one played an important role in the settling of the...

Muddy Boots: Outdoor Activities for Children

No child can walk through a puddle of mud without a gigantic smile, and while the stuff might be the spring-time bane of grownups, children just love mud.Muddy Bootstargets kids and families who value outdoor exploration and grandparents who long for...

Sea Secrets: Tiny Clues to a Big Mystery

Journey thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean and investigate a mystery connecting three distinctly different animals from the California Current down to the polar waters west of the Antarctic Peninsula. Become an ocean detective and discover the...

Skipjack: The Story of America's Last Sailing Oystermen

In Skipjack, Christopher White spends a pivotal year with three memorable captains as they battle man and nature to control the fate of their island villages and oyster fleet. . Through these lively characters, White paints a vivid picture of life on a...

Willy Whitefeather's Outdoor Survival Handbook for Kids

Willie Whitefeather, Honorary Chief of the Black Creek Cherokee of FL, river-rafter, and backwoods guide, has lived in the wilderness for many years. Disturbed by the lack of survival guides for children (who are the most helpless when they get lost or...

Naval Shiphandler's Guide

The first new book on naval shiphandling in more than a generation, this guide helps beginning and intermediate shiphandlers learn and perfect a skill crucial to their naval careers while at the same time offering useful hints to seasoned pros. The book...

Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road, 9th edition

Professional mariners, military and civilian, from cadets to captains, will find this book's thorough commentary on the rules of the road and its analysis of numerous collision cases in which the courts construed and applied those rules an invaluable...