Waterways of the World, by WJ Bassett-Lowke and Laurence Dunn (Puffin Picture Books)

"Waterways of the World", by W.J. Bassett-Lowke and Lrence Dunn (Puffin Picture Books) [image info]

"Waterways of the World", rear cover) [image info]

Waterways of the World, by W.J. Bassett-Lowke and Laurence Dunn (A Puffin Picture Book), is a softcover largish-format, 32-page book with crude colour printing and simple illustrations aimed at children.

The book is W.J.s attempt at educating children in the history of rivers and canals, in line with his own interests. It's probably not as interesting in the context of toys and models (or Bassett-Lowke Ltd.) as W.J.'s other three "Puffin" illustrated children's books, but it does document the keenness of his interest in ships and shipping, and we've included it here for completeness' sake.

Contents

1. Cover, canalboat image
2. Puffin Picture Books listing
3. The Beginning of Waterways
4. Great Rivers / India / China
5. The Yagste Gorges
6. The River of Egypt
7. London River
8. A river of the New World
9. Europe's Busiest River - The Winding Rhine
10. Switzerland and its Lakes
11. Why Canals?
12. Venice, the City of Canals
13. The Corinth Canal
14. How Canals are Built
15. ...
16. Locks and How They Work
17. ...
18. Curious Features of Canals
19. ...
20. The All-American Canal
21. Life On Board a Barge
22. The Manchester Ship Canal
23. Two Famous European Ship Canals
24. Suez - The Greatest Old World Canal
25. The New World - Panama
26. Europe's Great Waterways
27. ...
28. The Great Lakes of the New World
29. Russia and its Waterways
30. Types of Barges
31. ...
32. Back cover - Mississippi Steamboats