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    Harbour Tales: Book 1
    Harbour Tales: Book 1
    Harbour Tales: Book 1
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    Harbour Tales: Book 1

    By David Hobson and Brown

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    This is the first book in a series of children's stories featuring characters located in a harbour setting. The characters are such as tugs, a submarine, barges, police boats, water taxis, sea-planes, trucks, cranes, a cruise liner and a dinner cruise boat.

    Each story in the series (collectively known as 'Harbour Tales') features one or more of the characters as the central element.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBookIt.com
    Release dateApr 21, 2017
    ISBN9781456628420
    Harbour Tales: Book 1

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      Harbour Tales - David Hobson

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      The Harbour

      On the west coast of the island of Spudina was the City of Mandville, which had a large, natural harbour. The harbour was very busy with ships, barges, tugs, cranes, trucks and planes. It was controlled by the Harbour Master, Dr. Diana Davenport, who was known as ‘She Who Must Be Obeyed’.

      Dr. Diana Davenport was tall with red hair and was dressed in a black jacket, dark grey skirt and black shoes. She made sure everything that needed to be done was done, and that everyone in the harbour was in the right place at the right time.

      At the entrance to the harbour was the Mandville Harbour Bridge, which allowed cars and trains to go between the City and the northern part of the island. Ships had to pass under the bridge as they entered the harbour and as they left to go out to sea. People from all over the world knew of the beautiful bridge and many came to photograph it when they visited Mandville.

      Around the south and east sides of the harbour were lots of tourist attractions such as museums, theatres, restaurants, a market and hotels. The north shore was more industrial with special areas called terminals for grain,

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