Kate's Light
Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse
The heroic true story of one of the Eastern seaboard's first woman lighthouse keepers, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist. Living in the isolated Robbins Reef Lighthouse, overlooking turn-of-the-century New York Harbor, Kate Walker spent her life minding the light, keeping passing ships from running aground on the dangerous shoals. Originally the assistant to her lighthouse keeper husband John Walker, after his death Kate convinced the Lighthouse Board that she was able to manage the hard work on her own. For more than three decades, Kate lived a solitary life, often totally isolated from the mainland by rough seas and dangerous sto…
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Weitere Autoren: McCully, Emily Arnold
- ISBN: 978-0-8234-5127-2
- EAN: 9780823451272
- Produktnummer: 36060474
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
- Seitenangabe: 40 S.
- Sonstiges: Ab 6 - 8 J.
Über den Autor
Elizabeth Spires is a poet and has written several books for children, including The Mouse of Amherst. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where she teaches at Goucher College. Emily Arnold McCully has illustrated many books for children including Mirette on the High Wire which received a Caldecott Medal. She lives in Old Chatham, New York.
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