Boats

Books tagged with "boat" may be non-fiction about boats themselves or a non-fiction maritime account. The tag will also be used for fiction books where at least part of the story takes place on a boat.

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Little Tug
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
The Old Boat
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Sail Away (Rise and Shine)
Boats on the Bay: A Picture Book
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
I'm Mighty!: A Harbor Picture Book About a Small Tugboat Pulling Big Ships for Kids (Ages 4-8) (Kate and Jim Mcmullan)
Who Sank the Boat? (Paperstar)
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Old MacDonald Had a Boat
Mighty Tug
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
Boats Float! (Richard Jackson Book)
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Sea Child by Linda WilgusFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierMr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. ForesterMoby-Dick by Herman Melville
Nautical Historical Fiction
128 books — 25 voters

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy TanWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensPhantom of the Shroppie by Dawn HammillUnbreak My Heart by Melissa C. WalkerOf Blood and Pulse by A. Jacob Sweeny
I'm on a boat!
87 books — 14 voters
Mythic Adventures by Ayn Cates SullivanAn Aquarium by Jeffrey YangZong! by Marlene NourbeSe PhilipManatee/Humanity by Anne WaldmanSpell by Dan Beachy-Quick
Ocean Poetry
10 books — 13 voters

The Little Engine That Could by Watty PiperA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeMurder on the Orient Express / Cards on the Table / The A.B.C... by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
370 books — 84 voters
The River Why by David James DuncanA River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman MacleanA Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing by Tim WeedJerk on One End by Robert HughesThe Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation by Izaak Walton
Great Fishing Book Collection
83 books — 28 voters

The first boats clearly defined the fall zone, rippling on the water, caked with dirt and filings of iron collected over the years from the rumbling bridge. The bill for the stoppage of these boats condemned them to abandonment. Some were moored strangely or had awkward railings protruding from them, so you needed to be careful when walking along the narrow pier below the promenade of glamour and relaxation. You had to pay attention to everything, at the same time, affirm your charm and careless ...more
Mordawska Beata

Stig Dagerman
Med människor i en liten båt sker något sällsamt. Vad de upplever är att de känner sig ensamma. Vad de känner är att de är ensamma tillsammans, tillsammans med de andra i båten. Därför uppstår mellan människor i små båtar en tillfällig tillgivenhet. Man har ju bara varandra och djupa vatten är skrämmande och små båtar är mycket bräckliga. Var och en blir den andres livboj. Är inte du rädd så inte är jag det.
Stig Dagerman, A Burnt Child

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