Download or read book Lighthouses for Kids written by Katherine L. House and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing to life an era when rivers, lakes, and oceans were the nation's highways and lighthouses served as traffic signals and maps, this comprehensive reference provides children with an in-depth history of lighthouses and firsthand stories of the challenges faced by lighthouse keepers. Filled with engaging activities such as learning how to tie a bowline knot and building a model lighthouse, this unique book also includes a field guide to U.S. lighthouses, places to visit, a time line, glossary, websites to explore, and a reading list for further study.
Download or read book Hello Lighthouse written by Sophie Blackall and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor! Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp's wick, and writes every detail in his logbook. Step back in time and through the door of this iconic lighthouse into a cozy dollhouse-like interior with the extraordinary award-winning artist Sophie Blackall.
Download or read book Lighthouse Christmas written by Toni Buzzeo and published by Dial. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is two days away, but Frances and her little brother Peter, who recently moved with their father to a lighthouse on an isolated island, fear that they will have no treats, no music, and no visit from Santa. Includes facts about the Flying Santa Service. Full color.
Download or read book Lighthouse Tales written by Lance McVay and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old man tells a series of stories to children at an abandoned lighthouse outside a small, coastal town.
Download or read book About Lighthouses written by Pam Holden and published by Red Rocket Readers. This book was released on 2015-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses are tall buildings that are near the sea. Their job is to help keep ships safe. Every lighthouse has a big bright light that shines out over the sea. The light shows ships where there are dangerous rocks. Then ships can keep away from danger. They need to go where the water is deep. Reading Level 11/F&P Level H
Download or read book Be a Tree written by Maria Gianferrari and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical, gorgeously illustrated look at the majesty of trees—and what humans can learn from them Stand tall. Stretch your branches to the sun. Be a tree! We are all like trees: our spines, trunks; our skin, bark; our hearts giving us strength and support, like heartwood. We are fueled by air and sun. And, like humans, trees are social. They “talk” to spread information; they share food and resources. They shelter and take care of one another. They are stronger together. In this gorgeous and poetic celebration of one of nature’s greatest creations, acclaimed author Maria Gianferrari and illustrator Felicita Sala both compare us to the beauty and majesty of trees—and gently share the ways in which trees can inspire us to be better people.
Download or read book Who Sees the Lighthouse written by Ann Fearrington and published by Putnam Juvenile. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this cumulative rhyme, lighthouses from around the United States are observed by one sailor, two pilots, three gulls, and more.
Download or read book Light written by Margaret Elphinstone and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May, 1831, and on a tiny island off the Isle of Man a lighthouse provides a harsh living for an unusual family. Lucy and Diya, husbandless and with three children between them, watch over the ancient light on Ellan Bride. Meanwhile the Scottish engineer, Robert Stevenson, is modernising the nation's lighthouses, and Ellan Bride and the future of the family, are under threat. When two surveyors arrive to assess the light, tension escalates to danger point.
Download or read book Between the Lighthouse and You written by Michelle Lee and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A debut middle-grade novel about a town that can receive messages from the dead, and the young boy and girl who form an unlikely friendship to contact their lost loved ones and face their grief—perfect for fans of the New York Times–bestselling Wish by Barbara O'Connor. Alice Jones’s mother died in a boating accident. Well, that’s what everyone says. Alice doesn’t believe them—her mother’s body was never recovered off the coast of Aviles Island, and Alice has always thought she might still be out there somewhere. Then Alice discovers that the residents of Aviles know how to communicate with loved ones who have died. If Alice can go there and try to contact her mother, she might have all the answers she needs. For generations, Leo Mercury’s family has been in charge of the Aviles Island lighthouse, and Leo himself is determined to take after his beloved grandfather and be a Lighthouse Keeper one day. When nosy Alice Jones shows up for the festival, asking questions about the tidings that outsiders shouldn’t, Leo knows it’s up to him to protect the island’s traditions. But he starts to realize that he and Alice may actually want the same things—and together, they can believe in the impossible, even if no one else will. Between the Lighthouse and You is an emotional, heartwarming story about love, grief, and letting go.
Download or read book Lighthouse written by Robert Munsch and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving story of love and remembrance -- for anyone who has ever lost a loved one. Young Sarah can't sleep following her grandpa's funeral, so she wakes up her dad in the middle of the night. He agrees to take her where Grandpa used to take him as a boy -- the lighthouse. On the way there, Sarah and her dad drink coffee and eat donuts -- just as Grandpa would have liked. When they climb to the top of the lighthouse, Sarah throws a flower out to sea in her grandpa's memory. Inspired after a reading in Antigonish, when a little girl gave Robert Munsch a drawing of a lighthouse at night with a car driving up to it, Lighthouse is a tender story about honouring those who have passed and keeping their memory alive. Janet Wilson's detailed and dramatic illustrations add a warm and gentle touch to a sensitive topic.
Download or read book Florida Lighthouses for Kids written by Elinor De Wire and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of Florida's thirty-three lighthouses, including how they were designed and built, how they operate, and the bravery of their keepers.
Download or read book The Mystery of the Haunted Lighthouse written by Elspeth Campbell Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sarah-Jane's father is contracted to restore a run-down lighthouse, the three cousins decide to help out. Then a vandal sabotages their work, and it's up to them to find the culprit.
Download or read book To the Lighthouse written by Cristy Burne and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A junior novel about family, adventure and trust from award-winning author Cristy Burne. Isaac arrives on Rottnest Island hoping for an awesome holiday adventure, but his mum would rather he stayed inside, where it's safe. Then Isaac meets Emmy. She's allowed to do whatever she wants – and she wants to have fun! With Emmy daring him on, Isaac's life gets more and more exciting. First they jump off the jetty into the freezing ocean, then they ride their bicycles to the island's distant lighthouse. When Emmy suggests a midnight stalk to the salt lakes, Isaac knows his worrywart mum won't say yes – so he sneaks out. But when quokkas jump onto the path, Isaac and Emmy crash their bicycles, leaving them injured and scared. This time it's Isaac who dares Emmy – to get home safely and tell their parents the truth. Isaac brings his mum to the island bakery, and Emmy brings her dad and her baby brothers. They eat, talk and forgive as the kids and the parents agree trust, honesty and good communication are the best way.
Download or read book The Mystery at Oak Island written by M. C. Tillson and published by A&m Writing and Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becky is the math whiz, but Sam is pretty sure he can count to four--or can he? What starts out as a typical vacation quickly becomes a series of puzzling events when Sam and Becky and their new friends realize that they all share the same secret about the Oak Island Lighthouse on North Carolina's Cape Fear.
Download or read book Lighthouse written by Robert N. Munsch and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her grandfather's funeral, Sarah wakes her father in the middle of the night so they can go to the lighthouse her grandfather loved and remember other night-time visits there.
Download or read book Lighthouse Surprise written by Karen Jones and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Bobby and Christy's father has a heart attack, their mother sends the kids to stay with their grandparents at the Lighthouse Station on Dune's Point. Will they be able to uncover the big surprise and solve the mystery? Bobby, almost nine, is worried about leaving his father. Christy, soon to be twelve, doesn't want to go because Gramps and Grams won't allow her to bring her cell phone, something she can't live without to text her friends every day. The children's mother says, "When you hear about the big surprise your grandparents have awaiting you two kids for the summer, you'll know what real fun is!" At home, Christy spends much of her time in her bedroom texting her friends instead of interacting with her brother. Once the siblings are at the Lighthouse Station in Washington State, they are soon involved in solving a mystery that leads them on a series of searches. Can they form a bond strong enough to work together?
Download or read book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge written by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little lighthouse on the Hudson River regains its pride when it finds out that it is still useful and has an important job to do.
