Mystery on the Docks

LeVar takes a trip to the docks to find out about "Big Momma Blue", a crane that loads and unloads freighters, and then goes for a spin on a tugboat to find out how they are used.

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Mystery on the Docks

Ralph, a short order cook, rescues a kidnapped opera singer from Big Al and his gang of nasty rats.

Author: Thacher Hurd
Illustrator: Thacher Hurd
Publisher: Harper Collins

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Big City Port

Big City Port

Text and illustrations describe the unceasing activity at a busy seaport as a variety of ships are coming and going in the harbor, including ferries, tankers, freighters, pleasure boats, and ocean liners. Workers move the cargo by using floodlights, forklifts, tugboats, magnets, ropes, and cranes. Just to keep things running safely, fireboats and police boats are nearby.

Author: Betsy Maestro and Ellen DelVecchio
Illustrator: Giulio Maestro
Publisher: Scholastic

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The Wreck of the Zephyr

The Wreck of the Zephyr

A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin when he misuses his new ability to sail his boat, the Zephyr, in the air.

Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

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Nate the Great Goes Undercover

Nate the Great Goes Undercover

Nate is on his first night case, trying to discover who is raiding Oliver's garbage can. He tries many investigative techniques, but doesn't discover who the thief is until he hides in the garbage can itself.

Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrator: Marc Simont
Publisher: Putnam & Grosset

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