First printing.
A large-format picture book about all the different kinds of boats which can be found on a busy bay, with simple, spare, and lyrical text.
Inspired by the San Francisco Bay, this is illustrated with colorful double page spreads, and includes a double-spread gatefold finale showing a boat parade and fireworks glowing against a city backdrop.
The boats range from houseboats to dredgers, ferries, sailboats, container ships and kayaks.
SIGNED on the title page by the author, Jeanne Harvey.
Laid in is a large folded stiff card with a "Boat Mobile Craft Activity.
" Winner of the NCIBA Golden Poppy Award forbest picture book.
Unpaginated.
Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.
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