Synopses & Reviews
You may never haveandlt;BRandgt; heard of a lightship. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Once, lightshipsandlt;BRandgt; anchored on watersandlt;BRandgt; across America,andlt;BRandgt; on the oceansandlt;BRandgt; and in the Great Lakes,andlt;BRandgt; floating where lighthouses andlt;BRandgt; could not be built.andlt;BRandgt; Smaller than most ships,andlt;BRandgt; but more steadfast, too,andlt;BRandgt; they held their spots,andlt;BRandgt; through calm and storm,andlt;BRandgt; to guide sailorsandlt;BRandgt; toward safe waters. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; In these pagesandlt;BRandgt; one lightshipandlt;BRandgt; and her crew (and cat)andlt;BRandgt; again hold their place.andlt;BRandgt; The crew goesandlt;BRandgt; again from bow to stern,andlt;BRandgt; from keel to mast,andlt;BRandgt; to run their engines,andlt;BRandgt; shine their lights,andlt;BRandgt; and sound their horns. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; They run the small shipandlt;BRandgt; that guides the large ships.andlt;BRandgt; They are the crew (and cat)andlt;BRandgt; that work to make the ocean safe,andlt;BRandgt; that hold their place,andlt;BRandgt; so other ships can sail. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Come aboard!
Synopsis
Experience life aboard a lightship, a lighthouse built on a ship and anchored out to sea, and feel what it was like to ride out a storm while doing the important job that helped bring other ships safely to port, complete with a diagram of a lightship and historical background.
Synopsis
You may never have
heard of a lightship.
Once, lightships
anchored on waters
across America,
on the oceans
and in the Great Lakes,
floating where lighthouses
could not be built.
Smaller than most ships,
but more steadfast, too,
they held their spots,
through calm and storm,
to guide sailors
toward safe waters.
In these pages
one lightship
and her crew (and cat)
again hold their place.
The crew goes
again from bow to stern,
from keel to mast,
to run their engines,
shine their lights,
and sound their horns.
They run the small ship
that guides the large ships.
They are the crew (and cat)
that work to make the ocean safe,
that hold their place,
so other ships can sail.
Come aboard!
About the Author
Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Locomotiveandlt;/iandgt;, winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; andlt;iandgt;Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11andlt;/iandgt;, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; andlt;iandgt;Lightshipandlt;/iandgt;, also a Sibert Honor Book; and andlt;iandgt;Racecar Alphabetandlt;/iandgt;, an ALA Notable Childrenand#8217;s Book. He has illustrated Aviand#8217;s Poppy Stories, Kate Messnerand#8217;s Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordanand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Springandlt;/iandgt;, a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Locomotiveandlt;/iandgt;, winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; andlt;iandgt;Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11andlt;/iandgt;, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; andlt;iandgt;Lightshipandlt;/iandgt;, also a Sibert Honor Book; and andlt;iandgt;Racecar Alphabetandlt;/iandgt;, an ALA Notable Childrenand#8217;s Book. He has illustrated Aviand#8217;s Poppy Stories, Kate Messnerand#8217;s Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordanand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Springandlt;/iandgt;, a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.
Kids Q&A
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