Bibliograph

Tugboats, by Matt Doeden

Type

Label

Tugboats, by Matt Doeden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Intended audience

530, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tugboats

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52349671266368

Responsibility statement

by Matt Doeden

Series statement

Mighty machines

Summary

"Summary: Simple text and photographs describe tugboats, their parts, and what they do"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Tugboats are little boats with lots of power -- Tugboats help move big ships and barges -- Tugboats have big, strong engines -- The engine fills most of the space -- In a tugboat the engine turns large propellers under the tugboat -- These blades push tugboats through the water -- Thick ropes called tow lines tie tugboats to ships -- The captain steers a tugboat from the pilothouse -- Tugboats help move big ships in tight places -- Big ships can't turn easily in narrow harbors and rivers -- Tugboats push ships -- Tugboats also can pull ships -- With towlines, tugboats help move ships into harbors -- Tugboats turn ships to go back out to sea -- Tugboats are small but they are very strong -- Tugboats are mighty machines -- GlossaryTugboats -- Parts of tugboats -- What tugboats do -- Mighty machines -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

Classification