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1) Here & there
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dan, a café owner who never moved away from his town on the coast, and Aki, a sailor constantly sailing to new places, live contrasting yet interconnected lives. A thoughtful book that will resonate with travelers, homebodies, and anyone who's ever longed for an old friend or a new journey.
Author
Publisher
Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From sandy beaches to mysterious, inky depths, and seen from space. Earth is a swirl of blue and white. The blue is Earth's oceans, which cover 70 percent of its surface. Yet the ocean is the most unexplored region of our planet. From Shore to Ocean Floor is the story of how humans went from building the first boats to discovering the secrets of the deep. Marvel at incredible scientific discoveries, be dazzled by some of the most exciting new species,...
3) Wrecker
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living. So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The men in the boat don't want Wrecker to call for help--in fact, they'll pay him to forget he ever saw them. Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West--at the marina,...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
As a twelve-year-old boy growing up in South Vietnam, Thọ has heard of other boys disappearing from time to time, smuggled out of the country so they wouldn't have to be conscripted into the Communist army. But Thọ is too young to worry about any of that. He spends his afternoons cricket fighting and playing soccer with his friends. Until one day, he finds out that his parents have arranged for him to leave the country -- alone. What follows is...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Götz Aly pens a forgotten chapter in the history of empire through the chronicle a single object: a majestic fifteen-meter boat, looted from Papua New Guinea during a German colonial expedition and since displayed in Berlin museums. While arguing for the vessel's repatriation, Aly restores attention to the conquest of the Bismarck Archipelago.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Stoat is very happy alone in a boat when along comes Goat. In a colorful coat...determined to float WITH Stoat and SHARE the boat. When Stoat tries to chase Goat out of the boat, it becomes trickier to stay afloat. Uh-oh! Will Stoat and Goat end up in the moat? And will Goat's colorful coat be ruined?
9) Dredge
Publisher
Fireshine Games
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
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