Speedboats (Marvels: Vehicles)

Nothing thrills quite like a sleek speedboat zipping across the water! This watercraft book introduces beginning readers to the boats that race along lakes, rivers, and oceans. Aided by eye-catching photographs, fun facts, and comic-inspired speech bubbles and humor, kids will learn about speedboats, their purpose, key parts like the hull, engine, propeller, and windshield, and their role in recreation, racing, and coastal transport. A labeled diagram reinforces visual learning and enhances comprehension. Includes a glossary, index, and recommended books and websites.

Kate Riggs is a Minnesota-based editor and author of children's and young adult nonfiction books. In 2012, her book Dolphins was honored as the winner of the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Transitional Nonfiction.