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Abbie Against the Storm : The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse by Marcia Vaughan (1999, Picture Book)
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While her father is away, fourteen-year-old Abbie Burgess tends her family's lighthouse during a fierce storm on the coast of Maine in the winter of 1856. By the author of.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAladdin/Beyond Words
ISBN-101582700079
ISBN-139781582700076
eBay Product ID (ePID)387554
Product Key Features
Book TitleAbbie Against the Storm : the True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicNature & The Natural World / Weather, Nature & The Natural World / General (See Also Headings under Animals), General, Girls & Women, Historical / United States / 19th Century
Publication Year1999
IllustratorFarnsworth, Bill, Yes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorMarcia Vaughan
FormatPicture Book
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight18.3 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN99-025496
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsVaughan's straightforward narrative conveys the danger of the storm as well as the heroine's bravery and stamina...Farnsworth's resplendent paintings of the turbulent seas heighten the drama and lend the tale immediacy. - Publisher's Weekly, Vaughan's straightforward narrative conveys the danger of the storm as well as the heroine's bravery and stamina...Farnsworth's resplendent paintings of the turbulent seas heighten the drama and lend the tale immediacy. -- Publisher's Weekly, Farnsworth's striking illustrations enhance the tale. With muted tones and misty texture, these lovely drawings add to the sense of urgency Abbie must have felt. The story itself is fascinating in depicting the initiative and courage of young Abbie. -- Today's Librarian, Farnsworth's striking illustrations enhance the tale. With muted tones and misty texture, these lovely drawings add to the sense of urgency Abbie must have felt. The story itself is fascinating in depicting the initiative and courage of young Abbie. - Today's Librarian
Grade FromFirst Grade
Grade ToFifth Grade
Dewey Decimal[E]
SynopsisThe dramatic true story of a young heroine who operated a lighthouse during a terrible winter storm in her father's absence, saving countless lives out at sea. When seventeen-year-old Abbie Burgess and her family move to Maine where her father will be caring for a lighthouse, she is immediately fascinated by the lights. Abbie becomes her father's assistant, and when he is forced to make an emergency trip to the mainland, Abbie alone knows how to keep the lighthouse tower lit. Soon after he leaves, a massive storm arises, surging over the island and flooding their house. Will Abbie be able to care for her sick mother and younger sisters and make sure that the lighthouse guides ships safely through the treacherous waters? This fictionalized account of a young girl's triumph over a savage storm as well as her own fears, is based on an actual incident that took place in the winter of 1856. Gorgeously illustrated with powerful oil paintings, young Abbie will inspire readers to face all storms as bravely., Abbie Burgess helps her father care for a lighthouse on a small island off the coast of Maine. Together they tend the lamps, organize supplies, and watch the endless Atlantic waters. When Abbie's mother becomes ill, her father must sail to the mainland to find food and medicine. While her father is away a fierce winter storm descends, and Abbie must summon all her courage to care for her ailing mother, comfort her frightened sisters, and keep the flames of the lighthouse burning. Abbie Against the Storm is based on an actual incident that took place off the coast of Maine in the winter of 1856 and on a real young woman who rose to the challenge of saving her family and countless sailors.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.V452Ab 1999
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