Noah and Tanika spend a day aboard the tugboat Hercules learning about the boats and animals in the harbor.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
O'Hearn, a nautical photo-journalist and writer, makes his children's book debut with this lively look at the goings-on in a bustling port. Readers accompany two children, Tanika and Noah, aboard the tug Hercules. The amiable captain, Lucy, shows the kids a ferry carrying people and cars; a dredger sucking up mud; tugs pulling a barge and guiding a cruise ship; and a crane unloading a freighter's cargo. Lucy describes each process as well as the Hercules's duties: towing a boom around a newly sunken ship to contain any leaking oil and carrying mail to an anchored tanker waiting for a place to dock. Lucy also explains the function of buoys and lighthouses, points out various marine species (a seal, porpoises, jellyfish, cormorants) and finally steers her craft to join a parade of tugboats. Never mind the questionable likelihood of sighting all this activity in one harbor on a single day-with his crisp prose and concise descriptions, O'Hearn imparts a good deal of information during this short cruise. And although her images of people are not as convincing as those depicting the harbor's hubbub, Lyman's grainy, boldly hued paintings convey the maritime excitement. All ages.
Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Gr 1-3--A boring story detracts from an otherwise vibrant book. Noah and Tanika spend the day with Captain Lucy aboard a harbor tug and learn all about it. The main job of the day is to tow an oil boom around a sunken passenger boat to confine possible fuel leakage. As they motor through the bustling city harbor, they see all kinds of working boats and harbor paraphernalia, as well as water birds and animals. Boldly colored, expressionistic illustrations lend atmosphere to the book and the closeup and faraway views draw readers into the action. As an introductory source of information, this title is excellent; as a story, however, it is weak. The children seem to play the roles of ``straight men,'' asking questions so that facts may be supplied: this device gives a forced, wooden quality to the narrative.
Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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