200,000+ Books, Games & Puzzles in-stock 🇳🇿 

Black Friday Sale on Now! Save up to 25% off Books, Toys, Board Games, & Puzzles! ✨

Boats!

And Other Things That Float
By Bryony Davies
Series: Things That Go
0.0 (0 reviews)
4.17 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating. ( 12 ratings, 4 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
The children's book Boats! by Bryony Davies introduces young readers to various types of boats. Bursting with colourful illustrations and simple text, it explores how different boats function, where they travel, and their unique purposes, sparking curiosity about the maritime world.
Read More
Format: Hardback
$2999
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 4-6 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this children's book if you're fascinated by the variety of boats and wish to set sail on a delightful, illustrative exploration of ships, yachts, and more. Perfect for young readers with an adventurous spirit and a curiosity for the maritime world, it encourages imagination and learning about different watercraft.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

A fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything boat related. Each double-page spread features a different group of boats and other watercraft to explore, such as lifeboats, racing dragon boats, and super submarines.

Perfect for introducing young boat enthusiasts to a huge variety of exciting ships from around the world! Includes busy scenes with lots to explore, large cut-away images and spreads filled with different kinds of boats.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Take to the water with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything boat related! Each double-page spread features a different group of boats and other watercraft to explore, such as helpful lifeboats, racing dragon boats, and super submarines.

Discover rowing, fishing, and record-breaking boats from around the world, plus hard-working ships such as icebreakers and fireboats. Explore inside a car ferry, visit the floating market, and find out how a boat floats.

Filled with hundreds of different boats, ships, subs, and other wonderful watercraft, even the most avid young boat fanatic will discover new vessels they haven't seen before!

Series: Things That Go

View all
  • Planes!
    Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything aircraft related! Each double-page spread features a different group of aircraft to explore, such as helpful helicopters, record-breaking planes, and soaring spacecraft. Discover some of the more surprising things to have flown, including flying cars and jet packs. Readers can also learn how planes fly and...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    $2199
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Boats!
    Take to the water with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything boat related! Each double-page spread features a different group of boats and other watercraft to explore, such as helpful lifeboats, record-breaking catamarans, and boats that people live on. Discover some of the more surprising things that float on water, including seaplanes and amphibious cars, as well...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    $2199
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Planes!
    Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything aircraft related! Each double-page spread features a different group of aircraft to explore, such as helpful helicopters, record-breaking planes, and soaring spacecraft. Discover some of the more surprising things to have flown, including flying cars and jet packs. Readers can also learn how planes fly and...
    By Bryony Davies
    Hardback
    $2999
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Boats!
    Take to the water with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything boat related! Each double-page spread features a different group of boats and other watercraft to explore, such as helpful lifeboats, racing dragon boats, and super submarines. Discover rowing, fishing, and record-breaking boats from around the world, plus hard-working ships such as icebreakers and fireboats. Explore inside...
    By Bryony Davies
    Hardback
    $2999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Trucks!
    A fun, visual miscellany for younger children who love anything related to cars and wheels! Each double-page spread features a different group of fascinating vehicles to pore over, such as trains, race cars, emergency vehicles, and even a junk yard.Filled with hundreds of different trucks and other vehicles from around the world, even the most avid young transport fanatic will...
    By Bryony Davies
    Hardback
    Sold Out

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Boats! by Bryony Davies is a charming introduction to different kinds of boats for children, praised for its engaging illustrations and informative content. The book is often described as delightful, capturing young readers' imaginations while teaching them about various vessels and their functions. It's widely regarded as both educational and entertaining, making it a popular choice for parents and educators.

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783126408

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 November 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Illustration: clr illus

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Maria Brzozowska

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 258.0mm

Height: 302.0mm

Weight: 580g

Pages: 48

Collections

Bryony Davies Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Things That Go

About the Author

Bryony Davies (Author)

Bryony Davies works in children's publishing where she edits, writes and commissions a variety of books. She lives in Hertfordshire with her family and ever-increasing menagerie of pets, which currently includes a large Labrador, a rather lazy cat, five fish and four noisy chickens.

Maria Brzozowska (Illustrator)

Maria Brzozowska is a visual storyteller who enjoys taking a poetic approach to her art creating new, unknown lands. She uses traditional painting techniques aided by digital methods. She also works with children's book publishers and loves illustrating magical and poetic stories.

Also by Bryony Davies

View all
  • Planes!
    Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything aircraft related! Each double-page spread features a different group of aircraft to explore, such as helpful helicopters, record-breaking planes, and soaring spacecraft. Discover some of the more surprising things to have flown, including flying cars and jet packs. Readers can also learn how planes fly and...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    $2199
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Boats!
    Take to the water with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything boat related! Each double-page spread features a different group of boats and other watercraft to explore, such as helpful lifeboats, record-breaking catamarans, and boats that people live on. Discover some of the more surprising things that float on water, including seaplanes and amphibious cars, as well...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    $2199
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Planes!
    Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything aircraft related! Each double-page spread features a different group of aircraft to explore, such as helpful helicopters, record-breaking planes, and soaring spacecraft. Discover some of the more surprising things to have flown, including flying cars and jet packs. Readers can also learn how planes fly and...
    By Bryony Davies
    Hardback
    $2999
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Trucks! Sticker Book
    Do you love trucks? Would you like to crash around in a monster truck or save lives with a fire engine? Then get behind the wheel to discover hundreds of amazing vehicles. Each double-page spread features a different group of fascinating vehicles to pore over, such as trains, race cars, emergency vehicles, and even a junk yard. Filled with over...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    $2499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Planes! Sticker Book
    Do you love planes? Would you like to take off into space or pilot the fastest sea plane in the world? Then hit the skies to discover hundreds of amazing vehicles. Each double-page spread features a different group of fascinating vehicles to pore over, such as aircrafts, military planes, rockets, and even the first fliers. Filled with over 200 stickers...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    $2499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Wheels at Work: Cars
    Wheels at Work: Cars
    The cars in this book are ready to zoom! Discover all your favourite cars and lots more in this incredible collection. Packed with plenty to spot on each page - choose your ride, take a trip down busy streets and get ready to race! Wheels at Work is a bright and busy series for vehicle-obsessed young readers to spot all...
    By Bryony Davies
    Hardback
    $3499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Boats! Sticker Book
    Do you love boats? Would you like to dive deep in a submarine or race a dragon boat? Then jump on board, hoist the sail and discover hundreds of seafaring vessels. Each double-page spread features a different group of fascinating boats to pore over, such as steam towboats, houseboats, jukungs, and even lucky cats. Filled with over 200 stickers and...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    $3700
    Available
    Ships in 2-3 weeks
  • Wheels at Work: Trucks
    Wheels at Work: Trucks
    The trucks in this book are hard at work! Discover all your favourites and lots more in this incredible collection. Packed with plenty to spot on each page - discover trucks, tankers, transporters - and don't miss the monster truck show! Wheels at Work: Trucks is a bright and busy series for vehicle-obsessed young readers to spot all their favourite...
    By Bryony Davies
    Hardback
    $3499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Wheels at Work: Trucks
    The trucks in this book are hard at work! Discover all your favourites and lots more in this incredible collection. Packed with plenty to spot on each page - discover trucks, tankers, transporters - and don't miss the monster truck show!Wheels at Work is a bright and busy series for vehicle-obsessed young readers to spot all their favourite things that...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    Sold Out
  • Wheels at Work: Cars
    The cars in this book are ready to zoom! Discover all your favourite cars and lots more in this incredible collection. Packed with plenty to spot on each page - choose your ride, take a trip down busy streets and get ready to race!Wheels at Work is a bright and busy series for vehicle-obsessed young readers to spot all their...
    By Bryony Davies
    Paperback
    Sold Out
  • Trucks!
    A fun, visual miscellany for younger children who love anything related to cars and wheels! Each double-page spread features a different group of fascinating vehicles to pore over, such as trains, race cars, emergency vehicles, and even a junk yard.Filled with hundreds of different trucks and other vehicles from around the world, even the most avid young transport fanatic will...
    By Bryony Davies
    Hardback
    Sold Out

Browse lists from our team

The Latest at Book Hero

View all

More from Children's Books

View all
  • On Sale
    12% off
    New Release
    Gruffalo Granny
    The brand new Gruffalo picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo said to his daughter one day, "Your Gruffalo Granny is coming to stay." Return to the deep dark wood with the first new Gruffalo story in over 20 years, and meet Gruffalo Granny as she visits the Gruffalo family. This fresh and exciting new Gruffalo adventure...
    By Julia Donaldson
    Hardback
    $2200
    Elsewhere:
    $3000
    (3)
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Sprinkle in Time: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #15)
    New Release
    A Sprinkle in Time: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #15)
    In the newest saga, our anti-hero, Grandpa, alters the fabric of time and space. Is his evil the necessary soil for Dog Man and friends to grow and bloom? Can we all step up to be the change? It's the saga of the century—Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time!
    By Dav Pilkey
    Hardback
    $2399
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Free Gift
    Fight or Flight: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (21)
    When the going gets tough, what’s a wimpy kid to do? In Fight or Flight, Greg Heffley faces his biggest challenge yet as he becomes a target for the school bully. Luckily for Greg, his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, takes karate, so at least Greg’s got someone in his corner. But an unexpected twist makes Greg realize he’s facing an uphill...
    By Jeff Kinney
    Paperback
    $1699
    Elsewhere:
    $2100
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Detective Beans Colouring Club
    New Release
    Detective Beans Colouring Club
    Help Detective Beans solve the case of the missing colours! Join the Colouring Club now! Join the Detective Beans Colouring Club! Inside you'll find 40 removable colouring pages featuring scenes from all over Cat Town. Filled with all the characters you know and love from the Detective Beans graphic novels like Biscuits, Beans' mum, Mr Brickle, Bear, Detective Baby Bird...
    By Li Chen
    Paperback
    $1799
    Elsewhere:
    $2100
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • New Release
    The Sixth Faction
    Beatrice Prior stands on the brink of a decision every person in her world must make: five factions, five futures, five lives. She has a plan: she's going to make the bravest choice, and leave Abnegation behind to join Dauntless, even though it means leaving her family behind. But when tragedy strikes at her Choosing Ceremony, everything changes—her world, her...
    By Veronica Roth
    Paperback
    $2999
    Elsewhere:
    $3499
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • New Release
    The Naturals: Dangerous Impulses Book 5
    The Naturals are BACK! No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers the highly anticipated new installment in her beloved Naturals Series. Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program at seventeen because she had an incredible ability to read people. Since then, Cassie, fellow profiler Dean, emotion‐reader Michael, lie‐detector Lia, and statistical genius Sloane have caught serial...
    By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
    Paperback
    $2199
    Elsewhere:
    $2499
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • New Release
    All of Us
    A new heart-wrenching, well-researched historical novel for middle-grade readers. 'The weirdest thing,' continues Tove, 'is that I don't feel any different to the rest of you.' 'That's because you're not!' snaps Birgitte. 'You're Danish.' 'So why do the Nazis hate me and not you?' When twelve-year-old Viggo and his friends Finn, Tove, Birgitte and Konrad start writing rude letters to...
    By Katrina Nannestad
    Hardback
    $2599
    Elsewhere:
    $2999
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • The Star Path
    New Release
    The Star Path
    A young whale searches for the whale rider's heir and a teenager takes an epic voyage to Antarctica with a fleet of waka hourua to claim his lost inheritance, in this breathtaking return to the world of global hit The Whale Rider, over thirty years on. From the internationally acclaimed author of The Whale Rider comes a novel about the...
    By Witi Ihimaera Smiler
    Paperback
    $2999
    Elsewhere:
    $3500
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Wahine
    New Release
    Wahine
    From a majestic mermaid to a clay woman, the creator of glaciers to the mother of gardening, discover powerful wahine and how their stories shaped the world around us. Wahine introduces readers to twelve purakau of brave, bold, and inspiring women of Aotearoa. A beautifully illustrated collection that will delight the whole whanau, from award-winning illustrator Isobel Joy Te Aho-White....
    By Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
    Hardback
    $3199
    Elsewhere:
    $3999
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • New Release
    Lottie Brooks’s Twelve Disasters of Christmas
    From hilarious MEGA bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a new story collection from the world of Lottie Brooks! But this time... it's not about Lottie! From hilarious MEGA bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a new story collection from the world of Lottie Brooks! And it's CHRISTMAS! In The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks we spent the holiday season with...
    By Katie Kirby
    Paperback
    $1799
    Elsewhere:
    $2100
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Matihe! Achoo! Matihe! Achoo!
    On Sale
    21% off
    New Release
    Matihe! Achoo!
    What happens when a grumpy tupua has to sneeze? Matihe! Achoo! is a bilingual story about the tupua Mataoho and his connection to the volcanoes of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. It comes with an action song to engage young readers! He pūrākau e pā ana ki a Mataoho me ngā puia o Takamaki Makaurau. He tupua pukukino a Mataoho e noho...
    By Qiane Matata-Sipu
    Paperback
    $1500
    Elsewhere:
    $2100
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • The Sweet As Looky Book
    New Release
    The Sweet As Looky Book
    Can you find all the chocolate fish? Is it possible for kiwi to fly? Can you spot the difference? See Aotearoa New Zealand through the eyes of award-winning artist Donovan Bixley in The Sweet As Looky Book. Use your finest skills to seek out pirates in the Bay of Islands and birds in Rakiura Stewart Island. Get in a car...
    By Donovan Bixley
    Hardback
    $2299
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 200,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.