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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Malone |
| ISBN: | 9780399243998 0399243992 |
| OCLC Number: | 62897295 |
| Awards: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2008. |
| Description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Peter Malone. |
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Abstract:
Explains how the Beaufort scale is used to measure the force of the wind especially at sea. In 1810, a British naval officer and surveyor named Francis Beaufort developed a scale to give sailors a common language for describing the wind. From 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane), stunning artwork and jaunty prose show what life at sea must have been like for a young boy serving as a midshipman in the 1800s. As William sails from Naples to the Caribbean, we learn intriguing historical information and nautical terminology, and witness how the wind affected day-to-day life on a ship. Detailed illustrations show the wind at work, and readers will be engrossed and fascinated as they watch the storm develop in magnificent full-color paintings.
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