Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Cyrus the unsinkable sea serpent | by Peet, Bill

Cyrus the serpent wants to have more fun, so he decides to follow a ship and destroy it. But he eventually saves it and makes sure it gets to its final destination.

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fish, monsters, pirates, rescue, shark, ship, transportation

Anno's magical abc: An anamorphic alphabet | by Anno, Masaichiro//Anno, Mitsumasa

Children's eyes are opened to the excitement of seeing and learning the alphabet in a different way. Although initially distorted, the letters can be easily viewed when using a silver tube as directed.

Keywords: alphabet, angel, creativity, japanese, letters, magic, multicultural, mystery, pirates, sequence, ship, transportation

The mystery of king karfu | by Cushman, Doug

The great detective Seymour Sleuth and his assistant travel to Egypt in search of a missing stone chicken, part of the lost treasure of King Karfu. They explore many clues and take photographs.

Keywords: animals, art, body parts, camel, careers, crime, exploration, food, geography, language, mystery, nutrition, photograph, pig, recipe, ship, symbols, transportation, travel

Birdie's lighthouse | by Hopkinson, Deborah

Ten year-old Bertha, daughter of a lighthouse keeper, receives a diary for her birthday. She records significant family events such as their relocation to rugged Turtle Island and the time when her brother went to sea for a long time.

Keywords: author's note, birds, birthday, boat, bodies of water, bravery, calendar, careers, challenges, change, courage, diary, family, fishing, fog, growing up, hard work, helping, heroism, island, light, moving, ocean, recreation, responsibilities, sea, seagull, seal, ship, storytelling, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, writing

Annushka's voyage | by Tarbescu, Edith

When Tanya and Annushka's mother dies, their father has no choice but to leave Russia for the streets paved with gold. Several years later, the girls' father sends two tickets for their own voyage to America. Before the girls leave, their grandmother gives them each a Sabbath candlestick which will light their way to the New World. Tanya and Annushka's voyage is filled with many sick and sleepless nights. The girls unite with their father by raising their candlesticks.

Keywords: animals, author's note, birds, bodies of water, colors, cow, death, doctor, dolls, excitement, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, horse, illness, immigrants, island, Jewish, letters, loneliness, loss, lost, multicultural, nonverbal communication, ocean, pigeon, prayer, russian, ship, smell, stress management, traditions, train, travel, verbal communication, writing

Skipper john's cook | by Brown, Marcia

A new cook is hired on a ship, because the old cook just fixed beans. After a few days, the crew finds out all the new cook does is fry fish and make beans just like the olde cook. Once again, the crew looks for a new cook.

Keywords: careers, conflict resolution, food, nutrition, peer resistance, ship, transportation, verbal communication

When jessie came across the sea | by Hest, Amy

Jessie and her Grandmother are very close family to each other because there are no other relatives. Grandmother teachers Jessie to sew and Jessie teaches Grandmother to read. One day, Jessie is requested to travel to America by the rabbi. Her journey by ship is hard, but she meets a young man, Low, who she finds again in America and marries. Grandmother travels to America on the money that Jessie earned sewing lace for three years.

Keywords: american, challenges, communication, correspondence, decision making, english, family, friendship, illness, immigrants, Jewish, language, marriage, money, monuments, multicultural, religion, school, sewing, ship, spiritual, stress management, transportation, travel, work

Abigail takes the wheel | by Avi

Every morning Abigail and her brother go to school on board their father's boat. One morning they see an accident and decide to help one of the boats. Abigail has to steer while her father helps on the other boat. On her way down the river, Abigail must make some quick decisions. With Captain Abigail in charge everyone arrives safely.

Keywords: accidents, adventures, author's note, boat, bodies of water, careers, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, family, geography, maps, market, parents, river, school, ship, siblings, transportation, trust, verbal communication

Edward and the pirates | by McPhail, David

Edward falls asleep while reading a book about pirates, then awakes to find them in his room. Edward's mother and father come to the rescue.

Keywords: assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, imagination, library, parents, peer resistance, pirates, reading, refusal skills, ship, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Meanwhile | by Feiffer, Jules

Raymond is busy fighting pirates, cowboys, and martians, but MEANWHILE...mom wants his help time and time again. Will Raymond ever listen?

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, correspondence, cowboys, critical thinking, decision making, family, fantasy, helping, horse, listening, misbehavior, nonverbal communication, obedience, parents, pirates, problem solving, shark, ship, writing

Pigs ahoy | by McPhail, David

A new passenger on a ship is placed in a room full of pigs. At first, he finds their lack of manners to be disturbing but when they're gone, he misses the fun atmosphere that they created.

Keywords: animals, entertainment, exercise, fun, manners, pig, rhyme, ship, sleep, stress management, transportation, travel

Losing willy | by Mahood, Kenneth

Willy lives with his seven uncles who always keep everything in ship shape. Willy loses everything, but he does find something very important.

Keywords: collection, critical thinking, family, lost, nonverbal communication, parents, ship, transportation, verbal communication

The magical, mystical, marvelous coat | by Cullen, Catherine Ann

Each day of the week, a young girl goes out searching for something new to see. Each day she encounters someone who needs the help of one of the six buttons on her magical coat. They are all grateful of the young girl's kindness and help. After helping each of them, her magic runs out on Sunday.

Keywords: adventures, alliteration, animals, birds, clothing, cold, Days of The Week, elves, giants, giving, helping, imagination, loneliness, magic, nonverbal communication, numbers, rabbit, safety, sequence, ship, snake, storm, sun, swan, transportation, weather

The house of wisdom | by Heide, Florence Parry//Gilliland, Judith Heide

The House of Wisdom, an ancient library in Baghdad, is the center for new ideas and a quest for knowledge from all parts of the world. As scholars study and translate the ancient manuscripts, one boy, Ishaq, learns the wisdom on Aristotle through his expedition and a special book.

Keywords: africa, animals, arab, author's note, books, camel, critical thinking, culture, greek, history, language, library, market, multicultural, reading, russian, ship, time, transportation, travel, wealth

Dawn | by Bang, Molly

Dawn's father tells her the story of his shipbuilding days, and how he met her mother. Her mother would weave the sails, and she makes her father promise to never look at her while she weaves.

Keywords: anger, birds, fairy, family, feelings, goal setting, goose, mythical, parents, ship

The hole story | by Merriam, Eve

There are many kinds of holes. There are holes for seeds which grow plants for food. There are holes for drinking and eating our food. There are holes for windows that allow us to see. Holes are also used out at sea. Without holes where would we be?

Keywords: beverage, birthday, bodies of water, clothing, colors, food, holidays, nutrition, plants, sea, shapes, ship, sports, transportation

Loud emily | by O'Neil, Alexis

Emily has a very loud voice and her parents and tutor do not know what to do with her. The tutor suggests that she go to a boarding school for quiet girls. Before she leaves for the school, Emily takes a trip into town where she sees a sign for loud help on a ship that is setting sail that day. Emily uses her voice to save several ships from crashing at sea.

Keywords: animals, author's note, bodies of water, critical thinking, family, food, helping, learning, manners, noise, nutrition, ocean, parents, school, sea, ship, sleep, song, sounds, storm, uniqueness, verbal communication, whale, wind

Four brave sailors | by Ginsburg, Mirra

Four mice imagine the adventures they would encounter as sailors on a ship. They fear none of the threatening animals they encounter, except for the house cat that is outside their front door.

Keywords: adventures, animals, assertiveness, bravery, cat, creativity, curiosity, fear, feelings, friendship, imagination, mice, ship, teamwork, transportation

Sheep on a ship | by Shaw, Nancy

Five sheep set sail on their ship. They run into a violent storm that causes their ship to sink. The sheep escape on a life raft and drift to shore where they are safe again.

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, sheep, ship, storm, verbal communication, weather, wind

Scuttle the stowaway mouse | by Soule, Jean//Soule, Nancy

A mouse stows away on a pirate ship but it is attacked and begins to sink. He grabs some treasures and returns safely to land to make a prosperous living.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, mouse, pirates, robbery, safety, ship

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