How does a boat work? What kind of ship carries planes? How is a boat steered? This book looks at types of boats and ships that are used for travel, work, and fun. Kayaks use paddle power. Hydrofoils have wings to lift them out of the water. Aircraft carriers are big enough for planes to take off and land on them!

 

This book features in the following series: Heinemann First Library, Young Explorer-Transport Around the World .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Chris Oxlade is an experienced writer of children's non-fiction and specialises in scientific subjects.