Gracie, The Lighthouse Cat

By Ruth Brown

Book Overview

One stormy night Grace, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, spots a ship in trouble on the rocks. At the same time, the lighthouse cat, Gracie, discovers that one of her kittens has strayed. Grace and Gracie both hurry to the rescue, braving the rain and storm. Grace alerts her father and together they set out in the lifeboat to save the passengers. Meanwhile, Gracie ventures into the dark night and howling wind looking and listening everywhere for her lost kitten. The dual storiesone told only in pictures, the other in both pictures and textillustrate the bravery of two rescues in 1838, which saved thirteen people from a shipwreck and one poor kitten from the terrible storm.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076137454X
• ISBN13: 9780761374541
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Such a unique way to tell the story

My son and I love this book. The story is simple and not too wordy, so young kids don't lose interest. And best of all, it's based on a true story of bravery and rescue on a stormy night.