Age
8-13
Grade
3-6
John Nicholson
Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific
Hardcover
(Allen & Unwin June 1, 2002)
From bamboo rafts to the double-hulled voyaging canoe, this book is a celebration of the traditional boats of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. The people of these island countries depend on the sea, and their ships reflect their mastery of sailing and shipbuilding. Early sailors built simple dugout canoes, but the invention of the outrigger and the double-hulled canoe allowed the Polynesians to navigate rough waters and sail thousands of miles more than 1,000 years before the Greeks and Romans mastered the Mediterranean. From New Zealand to Hawaii to Indonesia, this book discusses fishing techniques, navigational methods, and boat building facts.
- ISBN
- 1864485906 / 9781864485905
- Pages
- 40
- Weight
- 15.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 0.2 in.
Enjoy reading Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific? You may also like these books
-
T
John Nicholson
Homemade Houses: Traditional Homes from Many Lands
Hardcover (Allen & Unwin Oct. 1, 1994) -
T
John Nichols
The History of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Paperback (Creative Paperbacks Inc Aug. 1, 2002)
