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40 pp.
| Viking |
May, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-451-47141-3$16.99
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Illustrated by
Valeria Petrone.
Blue Boat, "a rough, tough tugboat," is the only vessel tough enough to brave the rough seas to save a family stranded on a sailboat during a nor'easter. An energetic text consists of simple rhymes, sound effects, and occasional nautical terms. Retro digital illustrations in blues and grays capture the stormy scene. Refreshingly, our hero's captain is a woman.