Gracie the lighthouse cat

Title:

Author:

Brown, Ruth, 1941- author, illustrator.

Summary:

While Grace Darling, daughter of the Longstone Lighthouse keeper on England's Farne Islands, is helping to rescue nine shipwreck victims, her cat Gracie goes out into the terrible storm to rescue her kitten.

Audience:

Ages 4-9.

Edition:

1st American ed.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Cats -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Infancy -- Juvenile fiction.

Parental behavior in animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Lighthouses -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

England -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Andersen Press USA,

Publication Date:

2011

2010

ISBN:

9780761374541

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : Andersen Press USA, 2011.

Call Number:

P BROWN

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

The dual stories--one told only in pictures, the other in both pictures and text--illustrate the bravery of two rescues in 1838, which saved thirteen people from a shipwreck and one poor kitten from a terrible storm.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-Gracie, a cat whose home is in a lighthouse, relaxes alongside her little kitten while in the background Grace, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, spots a ship in trouble on the rocks. The two stories about bravery during a raging storm in 1838 unfold simultaneously. Gracie's story is described in the text, while the human drama is portrayed primarily in the artwork. Attractive, painterly renditions of the treacherous sea as well as the emotional features on the faces of the animals will draw children into the suspenseful tale. Sentences are short and function ostensibly to move the action along. It is the artwork that adds additional meaning to the event. Endpapers introduce the historical setting and conclude with an afterword. Cat lovers will remember this event after the first reading and will be able to retell the story just by following the pictures.-Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.