Ships
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.89 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081091624X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
great to give as a gift Tiffany Rousselle My dad loves this book . He's always enjoyed ships and was pleasantly surprised to get this. He enjoys going through the pages and reading all the facts and info on the ships. It's a lot bigger of a book than I expected which my dad likes.. It's a children's book, so bear that in mind Well, for a Children's or young teenager book, it is good, with some interesting facts (basic facts) and pictures, but nothing more than that.. "From oil tankers to speedboats and sailboats" according to Midwest Book Review. For thousands of years ships have carried people around the world: now young people can enjoy their stories and history paired with Philip Plisson's gorgeous color photos of the world's most famous ships. From oil tankers to speedboats and sailboats, SHIPS receives a fine history text by Anne Jankeliowitch and not only Plisson's color photos but John Pendray's illustrations.
. His work comprises more than 220,000 images and twenty-six books published in the past ten years. Philip Plisson is a highly acclaimed marine photographer who in 1991 was admitted into the exclusive group Peintres de la Marine (Of?cial Painters of the French Navy)
His work comprises more than 220,000 images and twenty-six books published in the past ten years. . About the Author Philip Plisson is a highly acclaimed marine photographer who in 1991 was admitted into the exclusive group Peintres de la Marine (Of?cial Painters of the French Navy)
With dazzling photography, this book celebrates the wide variety of ships and their unique purpose in the world.Philip Plisson’s gorgeous photographs of some of the world’s most famous ships bring to life the majesty and the elegance of the shipping tradition. How was it built? What type of fuel does it use? How does it navigate? Whether they are massive oil tankers, extraordinarily fast speedboats, or colorful sailboats, ships are striking monuments to the human spirit of adventure.. From Magellan’s first circumnavigation of the globe to contemporary sailing regattas, ships have been an inspiration