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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This title introduces readers to Personal Watercraft. Different types of Personal Watercraft are examined, as are their parts and how they operate. A short history of the sport is included, as is a discussion of its risks and appropriate safety equipment. Competitive events such as Watercross, Freeriding, and Super Course are explained, including rules and judging. Xtreme facts provide additional information on this exciting sport. Aligned to Common...
Author
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text teaches readers the basics of personal watercraft, their origins, mechanics, and basic safety precautions when riding them. The huge wheels, powerful engines, and loud noises of working machines seem to entrance children for hours. Now young students can pore over color photos as they learn about their favorite machines-inside and out. Each book builds vocabulary as it describes in simple language the basics of a machine: what it looks...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ocean liners, massive oil tankers, floating factories, cruise ships, and underwater fortresses are just a few of the extreme machines covered in this text, which takes an in-depth look at the world's most extreme watercraft. Readers learn about the technology and engineering behind massive commercial vessels and personal watercraft. The text also covers the latest developments in solar-powered, air-powered, and jet-powered watercraft technology. Readers...
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English
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Introduces readers to the most powerful watercraft used by the US military today, how they work, and what makes them unique. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, sidebars, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research. Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Glossary of key words Index Infographics Informative...
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English
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This book introduces readers to the world's fastest watercraft, highlighting record-setting watercraft from the past, as well as the technology and innovations that helped them achieve those speeds. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How does a giant cruise ship stay upright? Just how big is an aircraft carrier? How are submarines powered? Join the Stickmen for a close look at how watercraft work. But be careful-you might find yourself in deep water!
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Language
English
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Race over the waves on your personal watercraft (PWC). Zip around obstacles at top speed and bolt over the finish line. If your readers love to race among friends and are ready to take their skills to the next level, they can join the personal watercraft-racing world. With practice, readers could become a personal watercraft champions. A glossary, color photographs, and fact boxes add detail to this exciting book.
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English
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The RYA Personal Watercraft Handbook is the premier publication for learning how to use these exciting machines.
It supports the RYA Personal Watercraft Proficiency Course and the RYA Introduction to Personal Watercraft Safety Course. You will learn how to transport, launch, use, recover, and maintain your personal watercraft in a safe, fun, and thorough way. This edition has been updated with new photographs and illustrations, and is the best thing...
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English
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Patroons and Periaguas explores the intricately interwoven and colorful creole maritime legacy of Native Americans, Africans, enslaved and free African Americans, and Europeans who settled along the rivers and coastline near the bourgeoning colonial port city of Charleston, South Carolina. Colonial South Carolina, from a European perspective, was a water-filled world where boatmen of diverse ethnicities adopted and adapted maritime skills learned...
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Firefly Books
Language
English
Description
This is a beautiful guide to 50 water vessels that played a key role in world history and had a great impact on human civilization. The book presents the ships chronologically, beginning with Pharaoh Khufu's solar barge from about 2566 BCE. The chapter includes a photograph of the reconstructed ship, discovered in 1954 near the Great Pyramid. Religious beliefs held that in the afterlife the pharaoh would need a ship to sail the cosmic waters of the...
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