Book locker: Schools out! Kids on board.

Nautical Knots

June 23, 2022

The little darlings can’t wait to get on the boat. Just make sure they have properly fitting PFDs and you’re ready to cast off together.

 

My First Book of Nautical Knots
by Britz, Caroline
CAD $12.99

 Ropework has always been fun for kids to learn–and Britz’s illustrated step-by-step instructions of 18 nautical knots is sure to help parents and children master this skill together. Ages 6 to 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great lakes Activity Book
Great Lakes Activity Book
by Ellis, Paula
CAD $10.95

 Here’s a wonderful educational tool, ideal for long car and boat rides as well as quiet time. Young readers can explore the history, geography, nature, and commerce of the Great Lakes with region-specific illustrations to colour, word games, conned the dots exercises, bingo games, and more. Sure to entertain kids for hours. Ages 5 to 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyaging With Kids
Voyaging with Kids
by Gifford, Behan, Sara Dawn Johnson & Michael Robertson
CAD $54.95

 
Cruising with children? Here is some gathered advice on choosing the boat, getting ready, staying safe and healthy, provisioning, dealing with issues of everyday life afloat, and transitioning back to life on land. Interviews with families who cruised provide interesting insights into re-adjusting to life ashore and how the children look back on their experiences.

 

 

 

 

 

Optimist Sailing
Optimist Sailing With Puffy and Friends
by Canadian Yachting Association
CAD $13.95

 
A workbook of activities for beginner Optimist sailors. Includes quizzes, connect the dots, memory games, crossword puzzles, colouring, and a shoelace to practice knots with. Covers boat operations, safety, weather, seamanship, and much more. Ages 6 to 9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Star FinderStar Finder! A Step-by-Step Guide to the Night Sky
by DK
CAD $21.99

 From Orion to the Pleiades and Cassiopeia to Aries, this simple guide to star-hopping takes kids on an exciting journey around the night sky’s most famous constellations. Budding astronomers will love this approach to stargazing, featuring step-by-step guides to identifying more than 20 constellations across the northern hemisphere. The book comes complete with a glow-in-the dark star finder. Ages 8 to 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Book Locker is curated by:
Nautical Mind Bookstore
249 Queen’s Quay West, Unit 108
Toronto, ON M5J 2N5 Canada
Phone: 416-203-1163
Canada/US: 1-800-463-9951
Email: books@nauticalmind.com
Web: www.nauticalmind.com

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