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81) Sea mysteries
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book introduces mysteries that happened at sea, including the disappearance of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle, the "Mary Celeste" with no people on board, the legends of the "Flying Dutchman," and the lost city of Atlantis.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Floundering from two years of warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers, the Virginia Company was about to collapse. To rescue the doomed colonists and restore order, the company chose a new leader, Thomas Gates. Nine ships left Plymouth in the summer of 1609--the largest fleet England had ever assembled--and sailed into the teeth of a storm.... The inspiration for Shakespeare's The Tempest, the hurricane separated the flagship from the...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"In Pirates: Dead Men's Tales, we explore pirates throughout history and across the globe. We come face-to-face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas. Included are the notorious Blackbeard, who terrorised the Caribbean and the Atlantic seaboard of America until he met his end in a dramatic shoot-out; and Captain Kidd, who might be the unluckiest pirate of all time, and whose legendary treasure is still...
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 13
Formats
Description
Hal Courtney has always lived at sea. Now a truce has been made between the warring countries and Hal is captain of his own ship; the Golden Bough. From the slave markets of Zanzibar to the pirate-riddled waters of the Indian Ocean, Hal leads his crew in and out of the waves of danger. But he soon realizes that just because the war is over, does not mean the battle is won, and the more a man achieves, the more he has to lose.
In this sweeping adventure...
85) Starboard
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Formats
Description
Dragged on a class trip to visit the SS Great Britain, reality TV star Kirsten Bramble takes the helm when the ancient ship wants Kirsten to be her new captain so she can finish her final quest.
86) Alphaboat
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Rhyming text full of puns tells the story of the letters of the alphabet sailing off to look for a buried treasure.
89) Thunderer
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is showered with honours. Despite Kydd's protests that he's happy with his present command, he's given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and is part of a standing fleet. Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed. Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels...
90) The last of the Cape Horners: firsthand accounts from the final days of the commercial tall ships
Author
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Square-riggers are usually perceived as vessels of the nineteenth century or earlier. Yet these graceful, muli-masted beauties actually sailed on into the 1950s before they disappeared from the seas forever.
Author
Series
Vampirates volume 3
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 18
Description
While Connor faces trouble in the form of an obnoxious new crewmate, Grace, his twin sister, seeks out a vampirate guru who might be able to heal their dear friend Lorcan's blindness.
92) Ships
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Description
Presents 10 fascinating vessels with detailed color illustrations and text, also provides factual information about sea life and voyages.
93) Men-of-war
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Description
Explores what daily life was like in Lord Nelson's navy, for everyone from the captain to the rawest recruit. Includes anecdotal materials on the battles and commanders that established Britain's naval supremacy.
Author
Series
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 8
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
When their ship, the Lost, explodes, Bick, Beck, Tommy, and Storm are stranded on a raft in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, but the situation worsens when the treasure hunters kidnap their parents, forcing the Kidd siblings to follow clues around the globe to uncover an ancient treasure and save their family.
97) Steel tide: [#2]
Author
Pub. Date
c2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Description
Rescued by the Blades, a nomadic crew hiding from Aric Athair, Caledonia seeks their help to find the Mors Navis and her sisters, defeat Aric's fleet, and take back the Bullet seas.
Caledonia may have lost her crew, and nearly died at the hand of a powerful foe, but she's been nursed back to health by a crew of former Bullets. Calling themselves the Blades, they escaped Aric Athair's clutches and now live a nomadic existence, ready to disappear at...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
A timeless and enchanting children's fantasy classic by the author of The King of the Copper Mountains.
One morning, after a fierce storm, the people of the harbour come down to find a strange ship called the Neversink stuck fast on top of the sand dunes. Inside is only a small boy with a big cap - The Little Captain. He and his ship stay marooned on top of the dunes until one day a giant wave sweeps the Neversink to freedom. And so The Little Captain...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Description
Determined to recover the Adomal and to prevent the pirate Zavac from doing more damage, Hal and his brotherband crew persue Zavac to the lawless fortress of Ragusa where, if Hal is to succeed, he will have to go beyond his brotherband training and face the pirate one-on-one in a fight to the finish.
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