The Boat Alphabet Book

By Jerry Pallotta

Book Overview

Ahoy, mateys Get on board Boats and the need for them have been around for thousands of years. Reed boats might have been the first boat ever to be built. The Vikings built wooden ships that were strong and ornate. And now boats like an Aircraft Carrier house 6,000 people and can carry over 100 planes. In Jerry Pallotta's newest book we get to see an entire alphabet of floating wonders. David Biedrzycki has provided dramatic settings for a variety of boats and captures the mood of each body of water. In one he paints a calm lake where a red canoe glides across the water and in another the stormy swells of an angry ocean tossing a three-masted Xebec. The facts about each boat are sprinkled with traditional Pallotta humor.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881069116
• ISBN13: 9780881069112
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 11.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Excellent boat book! updated review ! definately 5 stars

I purchased this boat book for my nephew based on how the book was rated age wise, which was for 4 to 8 year old children. This book is packed with so much wonderful knowledge on different kinds of boats! I just, believe that a 6 year old would get so more out of the book. This book could be used for younger boat lovers if you just read the why type of boat it is and move on, I don't really see my nephew sitting down and paying attention. Plus most are boats he's not familiar with or would ever see here in Florida. The art work is well done and looks very realistic. Here is a list of the boats featured in this book. A - Aircraft Carrier B - Barkentine ( tall ship) C - Canoe D - Dory E - Electric boat ( submarine) F - Ferry G - Gondola H - Hydrofoil I - Icebreaker J - Junk ( Chinese Junk boat) K - Kayak L- Lightship M - Minesweeper N - Nao (possible Spanish word for boat, no one knows for sure) O - Ocean Liner P- Paddleboat Q- Quffa (basket boat found on the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers) R - Reed Boat S - Steamboat T - Tanker U - Umiak ( a traditional woman's Eskimo boat) V - Viking Ship W- Windjammer X - Xebec ( 3 masted ship) Y- Yatch Z - Zodiac Update on my review: I had to change my prior review because I gave this book to my nephew and he ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! We happened to be at a restaurant for a family breakfast and painted on the wall happened to be a cruise ship( Ocean Liner in the book) we looked at that page and he was absolutely fasinated during the whole breakfast! This will definately be a book he will grow into especially on some of the boats he does not know about. The age range for this book is correctly rated.

Biedrzycki and Pallotta team to produce a stunning book!

Jerry Pallotta, a.k.a. "The Alphabet Man," has once again written an entertaining book for children. Coupled with Biedrzycki's illustrations, "The Boat Alphabet Book" is one of Charlesbridge's best offerings. This book is a must for any student (or teacher) studying water travel.

From "tots" to "tens", this book's a winner.

This book has brightly colored, interesting illustrations to engage a tiny tot. It is a rhythmic and engaging alphabet book for the slightly older child. And it is a tightly written informational book on boats for the gradeschool age child. A winner that grows along with the youngster. We couldn't resist buying one for both of our grandchildren.

Awesome Illustrations of Boats

Thank you Jerry Pallotta and David Biedrzycki for putting together a wonderful book about a subject near and dear to me. I saw the review in Parade magazine and I couldn't wait to get the book!