Man-of-war / illustrated by Stephen Biesty ; written by Richard Platt.
Material type:
TextSeries: Biesty, Stephen. Cross-sections ; Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Revised edition; Reformatted editionDescription: 29 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781465484710
- 146548471X
- Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Sea life -- Juvenile literature
- Warships -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
- Warships -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature
- Seafaring life -- Juvenile literature
- Ships, Wooden -- Juvenile literature
- Naval architecture -- Juvenile literature
- Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 359.1 B589 | Available | 33111009639374 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Northport Library | Children's NonFiction | 359.1 B589 | Available | 33111009006632 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas.
Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation.
Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with sailors going about their duties. Find out how gun crews fired a cannon, examine a surgeon's toolkit, and learn the best way to wriggle the maggots out of the ship's biscuits. Look out, too, for the stowaway on every page. He's the one with spiky hair, and there's a reward for his capture!
This absorbing book will have children--and adults--poring over every page. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Man-of-War remains as entertaining as ever.
Includes index.
"25 years anniversary edition" -- On cover.
Takes a detailed look inside a British warship of the Napoleonic age, providing facts about the ship and the people aboard it.
"Make sail!" -- Health at sea -- Cooking and eating -- Leisure and supplies -- Working at sea -- Battle stations -- Sleeping -- Navigation and discipline -- The officers -- The admiral.