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sailing

Books about sailing for readers of all ages.

Cover of Sail away!

Sail away!

Linda Hayward

Ages 4–8adventureexploration

Cover of Spike & Cubby's Ice Cream Island adventure

Spike & Cubby's Ice Cream Island adventure

Heather Sellers

Ages 6–10friendshipadventure

Cover of Ready, set, sail!

Ready, set, sail!

Meg Fleming

Ages 3–7sailingfriendship

Cover of The Sailor's Book

The Sailor's Book

Charlotte Agell

Ages 5–10adventuresailing

Cover of Heart of Steele

Heart of Steele

Brad Strickland, Thomas E. Fuller

Ages 8–13adventurecourage

Cover of The seashore book

The seashore book

E. Boyd Smith

Ages 4–9nature explorationadventure

Cover of Heart of stone

Heart of stone

M. L. Welsh

Ages 10–15betrayalfamily

Cover of In harm's way

In harm's way

Andrew Clements

Ages 9–13familysailing

Cover of Lilly and the pirates

Lilly and the pirates

Phyllis Root, Rob Shepperson

Ages 7–11adventurecourage

Cover of The Clumpets go sailing

The Clumpets go sailing

Jan Wahl

Ages 4–8familyadventure

Cover of John Tabor's ride

John Tabor's ride

Edward C. Day

Ages 5–10adventuretall tales

Cover of The White Wing

The White Wing

Christopher Barry

Ages 12–16perseveranceadventure

Cover of Nuttie's Father

Nuttie's Father

Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Ages 10–15familycoming of age

Cover of Baggywrinkles

Baggywrinkles

Lucy Bellwood, Lucy Bellwood, Lucy Bellwood

Ages 8–14historysailing

Cover of Pirates in Paradise (Incredible Journey Books series)

Pirates in Paradise (Incredible Journey Books series)

Connie Lee Berry

Ages 8–12brothersadventure

Cover of Sidney in a Burmuda Triangle mystery

Sidney in a Burmuda Triangle mystery

Mark Booth

Ages 7–12adventuremystery

Cover of Sloop John B

Sloop John B

Alan Jardine

Ages 3–8adventurepirates

Cover of Rising of the Wind

Rising of the Wind

Jacques Yvart

Ages 5–10naturediscovery

Cover of We didn't mean to go to sea

We didn't mean to go to sea

Arthur Michell Ransome

Ages 9–14adventurecourage

Cover of Das Geisterschiff

Das Geisterschiff

Dietlof Reiche

Ages 10–14mysteryghosts

Cover of Windcatcher

Windcatcher

Avi

Ages 8–12adventuremystery

Cover of Peter Duck

Peter Duck

Arthur Michell Ransome

Ages 9–14adventuresailing