Fireboat : The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey Paperback - 2005
by Kalman, Maira
- Used
The inspiring true story of the "John J. Harvey"--the retired NYC fireboat that was reinstated into emergency service on September 11, 2001--is told, bringing a New York City icon to life and celebrating the energy and hope of a place and its people. Full color.
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Details
- Title Fireboat : The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
- Author Kalman, Maira
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-08-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4905094-6
- ISBN 9780142403624 / 0142403628
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 9.98 x 9.92 x 0.18 in (25.35 x 25.20 x 0.46 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 600
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Fire extinction
- Dewey Decimal Code 974.710
Summary
The John J. Harvey fireboat was the largest, fastest, shiniest fireboatof its time, but by 1995, the city didn't need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. Then, one sunny September day in 2001, something so horrible happened that the whole world shook. And a call came from the fire department, asking if the Harvey could battle the roaring flames. In this inspiring true story, Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die.
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- Publishers Weekly, 10/10/2005, Page 64
