Childrens

Recently discovered in the National Maritime Museum’s ephemera archives, this is a unique facsimile of an original mid-Victorian children’s alphabet of ships and the sea. With rhyming descriptions and beautifully detailed colour illustrations it evokes the simplicity and charm of a bygone age. The book also features a simple glossary explaining the Victorian maritime terms used in the ABC. COVER PRICE £9.99

ISBN: 9780948065545

Captain Caspar is searching for treasure in his submarine. Can you help him find it? Perhaps the treasure is behind the colourful coral or in the cave? Could it be behind the creaky timbers at the shipwreck or in the slippery seaweed? Finally, he spots an old wooden chest - and there's sparkly treasure inside! Drive the submarine and lift the flaps in this fun-filled search!

ISBN: 9780230015616

Plimoth Plantation and the National Geographic Society come together to tell the true story behind the legendary voyage of the "Mayflower". A meticulously researched work, "Mayflower 1620" offers children a compelling, fresh account of this much-told story. Vibrant photography of a rare reenactment using the "Mayflower II" leads readers imaginatively into the narrative. The vivid and informative text explores the story behind the exhibits at the living-history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Primary sources record what the voyagers wore, what they ate, and telling details of their journey. First-person accounts reveal the hopes and dreams they carried. Readers share in the long hours at sea, and in the dangers faced after landfall. Extensive end notes, a map, a detailed chronology, and a bibliography round out the full story of the "Mayflower". Readers experience a new look at this seminal historical event through the eyes of those who now regularly inhabit the world of the pilgrims--the actors who interpret the Pilgrim Voyage. This eye-opening book teaches children the value of closely reexamining everything we think we know.

ISBN: 9780792262763

ISBN: 9780141501901

Captain Teachum has a reputation as a wicked and terrible pirate. He has, so his readers are told, led a life of crime: capturing ships, making his enemies walk the plank, and burying stolen treasure all over the world. But then we discover some unexpected secrets about Captain Teachum's home life: he is more than a little hen-pecked, he has twenty five children, and his memory is rather unreliable . . . Hardly surprising, then, that Captain Teachum has not been able to find his buried treasure. So, by the time Captain Teachum's story is finished and we see his mischievous grin as he lies in his hammock, we're left wondering how much of his boastful bluster about past dastardly deeds is true and how much of it is wishful thinking!

ISBN: 9780192727107

ISBN: 9780746093726

In a small fishing town, on an island entirely surrounded by stormy winter sea, a little kitten, all alone in the wind and the rain, looks for a home. A heartwarming and funny story for younger readers.

ISBN: 9781905117833

This is a spectacular pop-up celebration of ships from a bestselling novelty-book creator. This follow-up to "Trains and Flight" covers all types of water transport, from canoes to clippers, steamers to submarines. Open up an ocean liner and see the many decks, make the oars of a Greek bireme row in rhythm and be the master of your own fold-out port. There's much to discover, with spreads covering early ships, sailing, the age of steam, fighting ships and modern vessels. Packed with pop-ups, pull-tabs and flaps, the interactive fun combines with fascinating facts for a great lesson in transport history.

ISBN: 9781406307122