B U I LT for BATTLE BATTLESHIPS Valerie Bodden CREATIVE EDUCATION
Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Liddy Walseth Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Corbis Bettmann DefenseImagery Don S Montgomery Dreamstime Jdazuelos Oknebulog Swisshippo Zakidesign Getty Images William F Campbell Timepix Time Life Pictures Central Press Koichi Kamoshida Latitudestock Stocktrek Peter Wilson iStockphoto Dean Bergmann Bart Everett Alex Potemkin Shutterstock Ranga Yogeshwalka Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Bodden Valerie Battleships by Valerie Bodden Includes bibliographical references and index Summary A fundamental exploration of battleships including their size and firepower history of development gun turrets and other features and famous models from around the world ISBN 978-1-60818-124-7 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-077-4 eBook 1 Battleships Juvenile literature I Title V815 B64 2011 623 825’2 dc22 2010053675 CPSIA 030111 PO1447 First edition 246897531 2
