Lightship by Brian Floca

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Lightship by Brian Floca

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

Brian Floca is the author and artist of the Caldecott Medal-winning picture book Locomotive, a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. Honor Book of Sibert. He also illustrated several more books, notably Avi's Poppy series. BrianFloca.com is where you can find him online.

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ISBN 13	9781416924364
ISBN 10	1416924361
Title	Lightship
Author	Brian Floca
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2007-03-06
Number of pages	48
Prizes	Winner of Cybils (Nonfiction Picture Book) 2007, Commended for Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2008, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Up to Seven) 2008, Commended for Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (Transitional Nonfiction) 2008, Short-listed for Buckaroo Book Award 2009
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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