Man-of-war
Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation. Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with sailors going about their duties. Find out how gun crews fired a cannon, examine a surgeon's toolkit, and learn the best way to wriggle the maggots out of the ship's biscuits. Look o…
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- Full title :Man-of-war / illustrated by Stephen Biesty ; written by Richard Platt.
Summary
Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation. Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with sailors going about their duties. Find out how gun crews fired a cannon, examine a surgeon's toolkit, and learn the best way to wriggle the maggots out of the ship's biscuits. Look out, too, for the stowaway on every page. He's the one with spiky hair, and there's a reward for his capture!
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- Publication Date:©2019.
- Edition:Reformatted edition, Revised edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):DK Publishing
- Place of Publication:New York, New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2019.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:29 pages : : colour illustrations ; : 31 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:146548471X, 9781465484710
- oclc:on1120061850
- Dewey Decimal:623.82509 B
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