Sailing, racing, travel and cargo boats have many different uses. But some arejust designed for fun! Read about boats that can travel faster than the wind,sail around the world and even some boats that have swimming pools and discoson them! Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chaptersthat develop reading stamina. Text type An information book. The book isorganised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locatingand identifying important information. The glossary and index on pages 30 and31 can be used to develop childrens information retrieval skills further.