Library Binding
(Heinemann/Raintree, Aug. 1, 2000)
Describes different types of boats and ships that are used for travel, work, and fun, including fishing boats, gondolas, aircraft carriers, and ocean liners.
Part of a series examining how science and technology have enabled vast progress in all fields of human endeavour. This book shows all stages of the development of ships and boats from first examples to the modern day and the future. The adverse effects are also examined and examples given of the attempts being made to eliminate them.