An incredibly exciting modern encyclopedia about seafaring from a magnificent duo – writer Andrei Usachev and illustrator Igor Oleynikov! This is a true historical guide to the world's waters, featuring colorful, vivid illustrations and written especially for children.
In this book, children will learn:
• About the history of seafaring, from the first rafts to modern liners;
• About the materials used to build watercraft;
• About navigation systems and tools that assist sailors: the compass, log, sextant, and others;
• About the discovery of new lands and the most famous explorers;
• About bloody battles and the most notorious pirates;
• About weather and nature: winds, storms, dangerous capes, and tsunamis;
• About famous shipwrecks and maritime disasters;
• About terrifying monsters and sea legends;
• About the most dangerous places in the World Ocean;
• About deep-sea exploration and scuba diving;
• About the best books about the sea.
Author: Andrei Usachev
Illustrations: Igor Oleynikov
Pages: 128 (offset paper). Hardcover
Dimensions: 204x264x16 mm
