Boats Board Book

by Byron Barton

Book Overview

Byron Barton introduces young readers to all different kinds of boats in this bold and colorful board book. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, readers will learn about transportation by boat.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0694011657
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: HarperFestival
• Length: 16 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.8" x 0.5" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

My daughter adores this book! She's worn it out!

My husband, who loves naval history, bought this book for our daughter when she was one year old. Since then, it has become one of her prized possessions. I've had to buy another copy, because she's spilled milk all over it and the pages have stuck solid. The bright colors, dark print and overlapping scenarios keep her engrossed. Definitely a great book to have for your toddler.

Great book!

The size of this book and the simple bright pictures made it an instant hit with my son. We also have the Trucks book.

We love this book!!

I purchased this book in early June when my son, who was 16 months was just learning about boats. Having a difficult time finding age appropriate boat books for him, I decided on this one and haven't been disappointed. The pictures and drawings are very basic but we always seem to find lots of things to talk about. He loves this book and has created his own mannerisms for each page and picture. The size of the book is small like other board books and is perfect for little hands to hold and turn the pages. We have read this book some many times the binding is broken and the pages are getting worn. He refers to it as the boat book and just can't seem to get enough of it. I would highly recommend it for any child , you won't be disappointed. We are looking forward to trying some of his other books after the success we had with this one.

All aboard Barton's "Boats"

"Boats," by Byron Barton, is a good book for beginning readers. Like others by this author, the book combines simple text with illustrations in Barton's trademark style: bright, solid colors and simplified, almost iconic figures.Barton depicts a rowboat, sailboat, fire department boat, ferry, cruise ship, and other vessels. The boats are actually shown in action. A nice touch is that the passengers and crew are people of different colors and ethnic appearances. Sample text: "There goes a fishing boat out to sea." A colorful and educational book.

An excellent introduction!

We bought this book for our 18-month old prior to taking him on a cruise. By the time we got to the port, he was familiar with tugboats, lighthouses, motorboats and the process of boarding a ship and saying "bon voyage." He carried it everywhere with him onboard, and proudly showed it to other passengers. We believe that it helped prepare him for the weeklong adventure!