Illustrations and brief text present various types of boats: ferries, rowboats, sailing ships, oil tankers, and more.

Introduces different kinds of boats, parts of a boat, and what boats are used for.

A brief history of German submarine warfare during World War II and the measures taken by the Allies to combat the U-boats.

"On April 15, 1912 an "unsinkable" ship called the Titanic unexpectedly hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Right? Wrong! Nobody was really talking about the Titanic being unsinkable until after it sank. The truth is, four different ships wired the Titanic to report icebergs and field ice in the area. But the Titanic never slowed down. In fact, when the Californian warned that it was trapped in ice, the Titanic's wireless...

Illustrations and rhyming text introduce an increasing, then decreasing, cast of characters sharing a boat in a moat with a pig in an enormous wig.

Discusses the history and safety of speedboats, and how they are used for recreation, racing, patrolling, and military work.

The USS Arizona Story studies the USS Arizona, one of the American battleships sunk by Japanese aircraft during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Vivid text and images bring the ship to life, examining its construction, technology, and crew, as well as its fateful place in history.

The Mayflower Story studies the Mayflower, which carried the Pilgrims from England to the New World in 1620. Vivid text and images bring the ship to life, examining its construction, technology, crew, and passengers, as well as its fateful place in history.