Sail Away

by Florence McNeil, David McPhail (Illustrator)

Can you step a mast, hoise a halyard, vang a boom? Pitch in with the crew, learn the lingo, and you too can sail away!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Florence McNeil was born and raised in Vancouver. She has her BA and MA in creative writing from UBC, and spent a number of years teaching in Canadian and American Universities. She has published 11 books of poetry, three novels for young readers, a picture book for children, a novel for adults and two plays. She has also edited two books of poetry. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has won awards in Canada and the U.S.

Reviews

[Heidi Doyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you want to learn some basic sailor talk, this book, with funny illustrations by David McPhail, shows what all the basics of sailing are. This would be a great addition to any pirate themed unit.

[Aspasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full of sailing terminology everly little pirate needs to know.

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

The sailor talk definitions are great.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

The "Sailor Talk" glossary at the end is a nice inclusion.