United States Coast Guard

By Bruno Lurch

Open this book to find out how the United States Coast Guard helps defend our nation. Learn how the Coast Guard patrols harbors and the coast and rescues people and boats in heavy surf. Find out who can join the Coast Guard. Discover how the training prepares people for similar civilian jobs. In this book, you will learn what types of boats and equipment are used by the Coast Guard, discover how the Coast Guard is helping to protect water environments from the Arctic to the Caribbean, and see how the Coast Guard helped with the recent war effort in Iraq and in earlier wars.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403445508
• ISBN13: 9781403445506
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5