Picture Book Lists

Brief text and illustrations present a variety of airplanes and what they do. (description from catalog)

Describes the sounds of eight different kinds of airplanes. (description from catalog)

After visiting the Hall of Flight at the Bearsonian Institution, the Bear cubs decide to invent their own airplanes. Includes information about the history of flight and instructions for making various balloon-powered aircraft. (description from catalog)

Little tugboat Pop is happy to help the big boats like Toot out of the harbor--even if Toot thinks he can do it himself. (description from catalog)

Bill the tugboat and Mabel the barge are friends happily working together on the Hudson River, and one day when a kitten falls into the water, Bill and Mabel prove that anyone can be a hero. (description from catalog)

An exploratory journey through the airport. (description provided by the publisher)

When Big Bear outgrows his old boat, he gives it to Little Bear and builds himself a new one--just like it except bigger--until his friends start making suggestions that result in something very different. (description from catalog)

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate different kinds of boats and what they can do. (description from catalog)

In a country far away, a new invention--the mechanical mousetrap--has caused all the mice but one to flee to America. Now stranded in a dangerous country, the last mouse decides to build a plane and fly to the land of freedom. (description from catalog)

A refugee story and allegory of Lam's family who fled the Vietnam War on a boat to Canada. (description condensed from catalog)

Sophie Scott is only nine years old, but she's going to Antarctica on an icebreaker with her dad, the ship's captain. During the voyage to Mawson Station and back, Sophie keeps a diary. She sees icebergs, penguins, seals and whales. (description from catalog)

A peg-legged youngster uses his bartering skills to trade for sails, anchors, a ship's wheel and other necessary supplies to fix their ship and make a friend in the process. (description from catalog)

A child imagines all kinds of boats in all kinds of places as he settles down to sleep. (description from catalog)

In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds. (description from catalog)

A little tugboat shows how he can bring big ships into the harbor even though he is small. (description from catalog)

A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplay down from the roof. (description from catalog)

An adaptation of the legend of Sunsin Yi, a young boy in sixteenth-century Korea, who, inspired by his pet turtle, designs one of the greatest battleships in history and fulfills his dream of sailing the world. (description from catalog)

Helicopter Roto and pilot Roy race to the rescue when a powerful flood sweeps away vehicles, strands people, and threatens homes. (description provided by publisher)

Fox enjoys quiet boat rides and watching the sunrise, but Chick is noisy and hyperactive and frequently disrupts their adventures--nevertheless they remain friends and enjoy their time together. (description from catalog)

Rudolf Von Flugel takes Huckle, Sally, and Lowly on a tour of the airport. (description from catalog)

Afraid to face their mother after breaking her beautiful blue seashell, three bears set out on an high seas adventure to try to find a replacement. (description from catalog)

Boats of all shapes and sizes travel on the river, through the seasons, toward the sea. Who will you meet on the river? (description provided by the publisher)

Lettice Rabbit wishes she could fly, and her dream comes true when she encounters a pink toy airplane. (description from catalog)

Small Pig and his friends Old Goat and Turkey spend the day in a rowboat on a lake. (description from catalog)

A lonely hedgehog sets out on an adventure to find friendship. (description from catalog)