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In the spring of 1987, the town of Islip, New York, with no place for its 3,168 tons of garbage, loads it on a barge that sets out on a 162-day journey along the east coast, around the Gulf of Mexico, down to Belize, and back again, in search of a place willing to accept and dispose of its very smelly cargo.

Text and photographs describe the progression of cargo barges down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans.

Fifteen-year-old Willow, forced to spend her summer on a barge which her aunt is converting into a concert hall, connects with a teenage boy living on a neighboring sailboat who has a troubled past, and the two find themselves struggling to save one another after a series of devastating events.

When the other children bring their pets to school, Rachel feels left out because she can't bring in the horse that pulls the barge on which she lives.

Describes the history, early models, major parts, and jobs of barges.

Sunni and Bree hear a ghostly voice while they investigate into history during their summer employment on an Alaskan salmon-processing boat.

Beginning on a plateau in Tibet, journey down Asia's longest river in this exciting adventure.

Readers will travel through the heartland of America to the bayous of Louisiana in this journey down the Mississippi River.

Follow the Thames River through the beautiful English countryside as you learn about its tributaries and the surrounding landscape.

"The true story of a garbage barge that didn't have a place to dock--and was one of the events that led to the recycling movement"--Provided by publisher.