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Longitude
WAC005
$17.00  
Paperback, Dava Sobel, 180 pages, 4.5 x 7.5, 9780802715296
Engagingly told true story of John Harrison, the lone genius who met the greatest scientific challenge of his time by perfecting the marine chronometer and solving the problem of measuring longitude at sea, profoundly altering history. Color photos.

$7.99  
Paperback, National Geographic Kids, 56 pages, 7.85 x 10.83, 9781426327766
Colorful seashells, majestic sand castles, leaping dolphins, scuttling hermit crabs, wacky beachwear, and fun seaside sports are all part of a day at the beach! Kids discover all that and more in this fun activity book, jam-packed with 1,000 amazing stickers, activities, and games, and fun...

Under the Arctic Ice
FFB180
$26.95  
Hardcover, Line Renslebraten, 96 pages, 8 X 10, 9781554555741
Far to the north, at the very top of the world, lies the Arctic. Ice and snow as far as the eye can see. Between the ice floes the ocean is dark and cold. There is a teeming diversity and wildlife in the Arctic Ocean. An ecosystem where everything is connected. A greater...

$26.95  
Paperback, Peter Freeman, 348 pages, 6 x 9, 9781948494045
Cape Horn Birthday documents the extraordinary non-stop round-the-world journey of a lone sailor and his thirty-two-foot sloop. GPS did not exist when Peter Freeman set sail from Victoria, British Columbia, in 1984. Peter navigated the old-fashioned way, with a compass, a sextant, books of...

$26.95  
paperback, Bruce Roberts, 400 pages, 6.1x8.9, 9781493047000
For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure. These historic towers and houses form a sparkling chain of lights along our coasts, a reminder of the past...

Life at Sea Level
SWP055
$8.00  
Paperback, Steven J. Pavlidis, 259 pages, 6 x 9, 9781892399335
Life at Sea Level is the latest work of one of America s finest travel guide authors. For nearly 20 years, Stephen J Pavlidis has been writing books about the Bahamas and the Caribbean islands. He has written 14 guides covering virtually all the geography from south Florida to Trinidad and...

$8.99  
Susan Martineau, 40 pages, 9 x 10.5, 9781641243636
The coolest book all about sharks — for kids! For kids ages 5-10  to learn all kinds of fun stuff about sharks Shark facts  including different species, how parents care for baby sharks, what sharks were like in the past, how to protect the sharks we have now, and much more...

$12.99  
Anna Milbourne, 14 pages, 6.6 x 7.5, 9781805070511
Peek under waves and behind coral to discover hungry sharks, shy sea dragons and lots more hiding behind the flaps in this wonderful first book about the sea. Little children will love poring over the beautifully illustrated scenes, which include a submarine exploring the deep sea, waves lapping...

Living A Dream
PAR040
$14.95  
Paperback, Suzanne Giesemann, 300 pages, 9 x 5.9, 9780939837809
On 9/11, USN Commander Suzanne Giesemann was aboard the military aircraft Speckled Trout as it flew over the just-demolished Twin Towers. As aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, she strode beside him through the still-smoldering Pentagon. All those lives gone in an instant, robbed...

$29.95  
paperback, Gary Sack, 262 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781463581435
Ten Years is the love of a young man and a small boat. It is a guide to the waters of America and an instruction for the novice sailor wishing to cruise them.

$19.99  
Drew Sheneman, 48 pages, 11.5 x 9.5, 9780063224551
Come along on an underwater adventure in   The Deep End , an informative and hilarious nonfiction picture book by author-illustrator Drew Sheneman, that teaches kids everything about the deep blue sea! Ahoy, mateys! Have you ever wondered what lies at the bottom of the sea? Join...

$5.00  
Paperback, Charles & Corrine Kanter, 364 pages, 6 x 9, 9780961840693
364 pages (includes 32 pages of COLOR photos) of mirth, introspection, experience, pathos and just plain lifestyle joy from two people who dared to be different and take to the sea on an '-unconventional'-sailing craft and find camaraderie, lasting friendships, and a business model that allowed...

$9.99  
Paperback, Clorophyl Editions , 28 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781641244046
A charming coloring book and paint-by-sticker book for kids! 1,200 gemstone stickers  easily peel-and-stick to accent and embellish each coloring page 12 beautiful designs  to color and decorate, featuring a mermaid and her ocean animal friends For kids ages 6-10  to...

Little Fish's Ocean
PGN477
$9.99  
Board, Lucy Cousins , 10 pages, 8.25 x 5.5, 9781536216851
Little Fish invites little ones on an undersea adventure—with the help of large flaps revealing the wonders of his ocean life. Join Little Fish as he explores the ocean and makes new friends along the way! His journey takes him through shallow kelp waters and brisk seas, past coral reefs into...

$14.95  
Hardcover, Helena Harastova, 20 pages, 9.75 x 10, 9788000070988
Join Karl the kiwi bird on a deep-sea adventure, uncovering submarines, marine life, and ocean secrets with vivid illustrations and kid-friendly infographics. Dive into the captivating world beneath the waves with Karl the kiwi bird as your guide. This fully illustrated children's book...

$19.95  
Paperback, Christine K Smith, 318 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780615540894
ON JUNE 16, 2006, the David B left Bellingham, Washington bound for Juneau, Alaska, on her maiden voyage as a passenger vessel. Eight years earlier, Christine and Jeffrey had found the David B tucked behind a breakwater on Lopez Island. The tired old wooden boat, built in 1929, was showing her...

$21.99  
Paperback, Stephen R. Bown, 9780306822667
 The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries-the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North Pole-remained blank spots on the...

$19.99  
Peter Guttman, 256 pages, 7.5 x 6.75, 9781510752955
Award-winning travel journalist Peter Guttman sets sail and embarks on a rollicking journey across the high seas aboard a colorful variety of craft while exploring dramatic coastal landscapes, exotic maritime cultures, spectacular marine wildlife, mouthwatering seafood treasures, and joyous...

$5.99  
Hardcover, Geof Smith , 24 pages, 6.5 x 8, 9780593570616
Bite down on some tasty opposites in this first-ever   JAWS   Little Golden Book based on the classic film in the iconic Funko POP! style! Big Shark, Little Boat: A Book of Opposites  is a fun way to find out what’s  above  the water and what’s  under  the water. Illustrated in the...

$18.95  
Paperback, M. Wylie Blanchet , 320 pages, 5.8 x 9, 9781990776786
A beloved and bestselling Pacific Northwest adventure classic, now available in paperback! Widowed at the age of thirty-five, Muriel Wylie Blanchet packed up her five children in the summers that followed and set out aboard the twenty-five-foot  Caprice . For fifteen summers, in the...

Mum's Beauty
CBJ001
$27.00  
paperback, Karen Sack, 142 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781719272438
A young family leaves their Northern California tree farm to explore Europe by water. On this journey they discover a vast waterway system. Each family member assumes more responsibilities along the way and they all learn to live in harmony in a small space. This is a story of their sailing...

$19.95  
Paperback, Leif K. Karlsen, 204 pages, 6.5 x 9, 9780972151504
How the Vikings used their amazing sunstones and other techniques to cross the open ocean. Begins with retelling and examining the Norse sagas for clues to navigation techniques and progresses to well founded conjecture on sunstone use. Photos, maps, charts, and more.  

$19.00  
Paperback, Nathaniel Philbrick, 293 pages, 6 x 9, 9780141001821
A superb retelling of the tragic story surrounding the 1820 loss of the whale ship Essex, rammed and sunk by a whale in the South Pacific.

$19.95  
Hardcover, Tom Beard, 176 pages, 8 x 8, 9781599621401
A spectacular collection of America’s most iconic and stunning lighthouses. Through gorgeous photography, this book celebrates these unique and magnificent beacons and their history. The construction of lighthouses began as this new nation’s first public-works project in 1789 and established the...

$8.99  
Ingela P Arrhenius , 10 pages, 7.4 x 7.4, 9781536212228
Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of adventurous pirate friends hiding behind bright felt flaps. With a mirror on the final page, this is a perfect book to share with very little ones.

Bravest Man
RAN035
$8.99  
Paperback, William Tuohy, 430 pages, 4.25 x 7, 9780891418894
The story of Medal of Honor winner Richard O'Kane and U. S. submariners in the Pacific War. Relates in detail the astonishing and revolutionary exploits of the Tang and her daring officers and crew.

$19.95  
Paperback, Wally Moran, 92 pages, 6 x 9, 9781948494113
The UN-ADULT A-RATED Wally by Cruising World Magazine contributor, Wally Moran, is a collection of 16 of Wally's best stories, un-cut, un-edited and un-usually fun reading! Wally's often philosophical humor and his tongue-in-cheek outlook on life, as well as all things sailing and cruising...

$9.99  
96 pages, 10 x 8, 9781641243872
Dive into this awesome undersea activity book for kids and find tons of hidden items! Over 850 hidden objects  to search-and-find, including sea creatures and ocean-themed objects 50 exciting puzzles  in black and white, each set deep within the ocean Find whales ,...

$24.99  
Hardcover, Matthew Van Fleet, 20 pages, 8 x 1.5 x 11", 9781665935562
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$12.95  
Paperback, Rebecca Hainnu, 32 pages, 8.75 x 8.75, 9781772275216
This beautifully illustrated picture books tells the story of the spirit of the sea, referred to as Nuliajuq, Sedna, Takannaaluk, and many other Inuktitut names. Once a young woman who refused to marry, the lies and deceit of a treacherous bird and her own father's cowardice lead Nuliajuq to...

Nights of Ice
SMP043
$18.99  
Paperback, Spike Walker, 206 pages, 5.5 x 8.25, 9780312199937
Hair-raising accounts of survival by the author of "Working on the Edge". "Grab-you-by-the-throat, rip-snorting tales of disaster on furious high seas". --"Kirkus Reviews".

$12.99  
Fiona Ocean Simmance, Alison Sky Simmance, Kaja Kajfez, 14 pages, 8 x 10, 9781635866209
This big, colorful poster activity book invites kids ages 4–8 to complete the scene by adding 50 sticker puzzle pieces, all featuring creatures found in the world's oceans. From those dwelling on the shore and in the air like polar bears, emperor penguins, sea otters, and albatross, to the...

$21.99  
Paperback, Judy, Fleagle, 128 pages, 6.5 x 9.25, 9781467131520
Florence, located midway on the Oregon coast, has North America's largest stretch of dunes to the south and the most photographed headlands on the Pacific coast to the north. Although Florence is on the coast, it is a river town located on a bend of the Siuslaw River. Before the railroad arrived...

So Others May Live
LYB067
$16.95  
Paperback, Martha LaGuardiaKotite, 260 pages, 6 x 9, 9781599211596
Dramatic, compelling, downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heroes.

$17.99  
Hardcover, Michelle Cusolito, 32 pages, 9.5 x 11, 9781623542931
From snorkeling to freediving, scuba, submarines, and Challenger Deep, discover the different technologies scientists use to explore the ocean in this deep-sea STEM picture book. How does ocean exploration work? What kinds of machines and equipment help researchers under the sea? How deep can...

$16.00  
Paperback, Jim Lynch, 304 pages, 6 x 9, 9780307949356
The Johannssens are a sailing family: adventurous, fanatical, and, for now, a complete and total mess. Ruby, a prodigiously talented skipper, has taken off for Africa. Bernard is god-knows-where at sea. And at thirty-one years old, Josh Johannssen, the middle child, is fixing up an old family...

$7.99  
Ginger Swift, 12 pages, 5.25 x 5.25, 9781680529791
Come play in the  ocean  with our sea turtle friends, Tillie and Tyde! Introduce your baby or toddler to sea animals including turtles, whale sharks, octopuses, hermit crabs, dolphins, and more in this adorable lift-a-flap board book. Simple sentences reinforce future language structure while...

Last Fish Tale
PGN096
$24.00  
Paperback, Mark Kurlansky, 269 pages, 5 x 7.75, 9781594483745
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Cod, Salt," and "The Big Oyster" comes the colorful story of a way of life that for hundreds of years has defined much of America's coastlines but is slowly disappearing. Illustrated.  

$16.95  
Brad Woodard, 128 pages, 7 x 10, 9798888141526
Become an ocean explorer with this interactive guidebook with step-by-step drawing lessons and fascinating facts about amazing sea creatures! Perfect for aspiring ocean explorers and budding artists, this beginning drawing book will show kids how to observe and draw their favorite ocean...

$7.99  
Ginger Swift, 12 pages, 4.75 x 5, 9781680526356
Learn about the fascinating unicorn of the sea–the narwhal! Babies and toddlers will love exploring every Arctic page filled with playful ocean friends and  fun narwhal facts  found under sturdy, easy-to-lift flaps perfect for little hands. A sweet addition to your littles library collection!...

$19.99  
Hardcover, Jeanne Walker Harvey, 32 pages, 9.4 x 10.8, 9781949480283
Else B. in the Sea   is a poetic picture book biography honoring a daring and pioneering woman artist that combines themes of art and science. Else Bostelmann donned a red swimsuit and a copper diving helmet and, with paints and brushes in hand, descended into the choppy turquoise sea off...

$19.99  
Hardcover, Kris Coronado, 48 pages, 8 x 12, 9780063351837
The derring-do of   Shark Lady   meets the inspiration of   Mae Among the Stars   in the true stories of four intrepid and diverse women of history as they battle weather and waves to save sailors at sea. Kris Coronado's debut nonfiction picture book, perfect for fans of   Hello,...

$16.99  
Sue Fliess, Simona Sanfilippo, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9781510754096
Legend has it the only way to meet a mermaid is to know where to look and to give her a beautiful handmade gift that shows her you care. If you’re lucky, she may take you on an ocean adventure! Mermaids are rarely seen, and even more rarely met. But, if you gather some natural craft...

$35.00  
Erich Hoyt, 176 pages, 10 x 10, 9780228103837
When people hear the word "migration," they think of animals that move from a feeding area to a breeding area and back each year. But the greatest migration on Earth happens twice every night. The movement is largely vertical and performed by plankton followed by predatory fish, squid, octopus...

$28.95  
Sharon Green, 9780913081259
The Ultimate Sailing Calendar features breathtaking images from the thick of the sailing action on large and small racers around the globe. Dimensions 46 x 30.5 cm (18 x 12 in.)

$27.00  
Michael Stavaric , 144 pages, 8 x 12, 9781782694243
Dive beneath the waves and explore the amazing world of the octopus with this fact-filled book for middle grade readers who can’t get enough about marine animals! What do ocean and space have in common? How did octopuses and humans evolve? What exactly are cephalopods - and why do they have...

$6.99  
Hannah Eliot, 14 pages, 6 x 6, 9781665938792
This cuddly board book overflowing with ocean puns is perfect for little ones who love mermaids and other adorable sea creatures! I think you’re fintastic! So whale you be mine forever? We mermaid for each other! With cute ocean animals and sweet sayings on every page, this...

$19.99  
Erin Spencer , 72 pages, 11.25 x 11.3, 9781635866285
Packed with mesmerizing undersea photography, this book invites kids to explore the fascinating behavior and intelligence of this remarkable creature of the deep.  The Incredible Octopus  combines amazing photos with in-depth facts to get kids aged 7 and up excited about octopuses and the...

$17.95  
Mystic Seaport, 11 x 14, 9781631145414
The golden age of sail was still ablaze as father and son Rosenfeld captured great yachts, and a few wild-eyed motorboaters on film. Fill a glass with champagne and join this celebration of New York 50 Class boats in 1913, or   Istalena,   the first M Class boat, and   Weetamoe, the J Class...

$24.99  
Paperback, Adam, Woog, 128 pages, 6.5 x 9.25, 9780738559179
The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, known locally as the Ballard Locks, are an integral part of Seattle's extensive waterways. The busiest facility of their kind in America, the Ballard Locks form the heart of the channel connecting Puget Sound's saltwater with Seattle's main freshwater lakes. When...
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