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BOATS! (AND OTHER THINGS THAT FLOAT)

THIS BOOK MIGHT FLOAT YOUR BOAT

AUTHOR BRYONY DAVIES

ILLUSTRATOR MARIA BRZOZOWSKA

PUBLISHER WELBACK PUBLISHING

PRICE £12.99 /$14.95

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umans have been using boats for thousands of years, in every culture that has had access to a coastline as far back as recorded history goes and for all manner of purposes – like the Vikings, who were famous for using their boats to plunder and conquer, or the Pacific Island nations who literally expanded their horizons and explored new islands. And even though in the last century or so we’ve found faster or more efficient ways of travelling above and below the water’s surface, there are more boats floating on waterways around the world

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