Product Description: Camp ABC shows a variety of ways to enjoy the great outdoors while camping. Whether camping with a tent in the middle of a forest or enjoying a full-service RV resort bordering a beach, camping activities will satisfy any child s curiosity...read more

Product Description: "Boating time is family time as everyone often shares both the work and the fun. Even young children are eager to help and, once their curiosity is aroused, they'll look for ways to learn more about boating. All About Boats: A to Z shows the youngest crew members the purpose of the many things they see while boating...read more

Product Description: In the first reissue of these documents since 1865, A City Laid Waste captures in riveting detail the destruction of South Carolina's capital city. William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), a native South Carolinian and one of the nation's foremost men of letters, was in Columbia and witnessed firsthand the city's capture and destruction...read more

Product Description: The illustrated essentials of cruising, under both sail and power.

Product Description: For weekenders, world cruisers, and liveaboard boaters — a wide-ranging compendium of tips and projects to improve boats Good Boatkeeping is the perfect place to turn for innovative ideas and clear instructions on how to make a good boat even better and the sweet life even sweeter...read more

Product Description: Fiberglass Repair is filled with easily accessed information, all aimed at giving a determined boatowner the necessary skills and the confidence to tackle typical fiberglass repairs, using either polyester or epoxy resin. In every boating area, hundreds of fiberglass boats—twenty, thirty, even forty years old—are still afloat, still providing all the fun of boating because their owners were willing and able to do the repair and restoration...read more

After being orphaned and injured in a car crash, Michael goes to live with his grandparents who encourage his dream of acquiring a special horse he first sees on Assateague Island.

Rhyming text identifies items of every color of the rainbow found in or near the Chesapeake Bay.

A fifth grader on Chesapeake Bay's western shore mobilizes the community to protect the habitat of bald eagles.

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Two children learn about the marshland of the Chesapeake Bay area, its ecosystem, and the birds that inhabit the area.

Teaches the alphabet by using the words of things that can be found in the Chesapeake Bay.

When a child who lives near Chesapeake Bay discovers all the water is missing from near his home, he worries about what could have happened to it, even though his parents assure him that what happened is perfectly normal when the winds and the tides do as they did

Product Description: If you are a sail- or powerboat owner who wants a quick-reference, how-to guide to coastal and inland cruising, this practical and down-to-earth advice is for you. Longtime cruisers Zora and David Aiken outline and dissect every situation you are likely to encounter while taking day trips and doing coastal cruising...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Explains how to chose and set up a tent, pack the proper clothes, equipment, and food, and protect against animals and insects

Product Description: For weekender and world cruiser alike, here is a wide-ranging compendium of hints, tips, and projects for boatowners, all of which aim to ease everyday life afloat. Readers will learn how to: set up, organize, and stock the galley for cruises of any length; catch and prepare fish and shellfish; grow herbs and sprouts; solve the storage puzzle: convert unused space to handy nooks and crannies; clean anything the fastest and easiest way; take care of your engine and electronics; heat, cool, and move air; modify the exterior for easier access, greater comfort, and better efficiency; streamline anchoring, moorage, and dockage; catch, carry, and conserve fresh water; paint, varnish, and work with fiberglass; keep the crew fit and healthy; keep pets secure and happy at sea; get rid of crawling, flying, and scampering pests; care for rigging and sails; get children involved in boating; handle mail, keep watch, stow trash, deal with laundry, and much more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)