Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.

A toy sailboat encounters a variety of animals as it journeys down a brook, to the river, and finally to the ocean.

A retired pirate and a retired queen engage in a thunderous battle to gain control of the Central Park sailboat pond.

"Lily the sailboat is small but sturdy, in a harbor full of enormous cargo ships, speedy fishing vessels, and bossy tugboats...Out on the lake, the tall ships are coming! To pass from the harbor to the lake, Lily must blow her horn and ask the lift bridge to rise...Finally, Lily slips under just before the bridge goes down, her sails fluttering with excitement as she spies the majestic barquentine, schooner, and other grand old ships heading toward...

"On their second adventure aboard Wind Rider, Max and Sofia travel to the Amazon rain forest to protect scarlet macaws from poachers and deforestation"--Provided by publisher.

"In rhyming text, Moby Shinobi and his dog Toby head to the beach for a day of fun, where Moby tries to put his ninja skill to work helping his friends build a sandcastle which unfortunately cannot withstand the weight of even a small ninja--however when a sailboat springs a leak, it is Moby Shinobi to the rescue." --

A shipbuilder tells his daughter Dawn how he once nursed a Canada goose with a broken wing, and how soon thereafter the young woman who would become his wife and Dawn's mother came to help him make sails.