2008 Notable Books for Children

Lightship by Brian Floca is about a lightship named Ambrose. As the author notes at the end of the book, before lighthouses were built to guide ships, lightships were stationed in the water to guide them. They always stood their place and if for any reason the lightship was moved, it was brought back to its' place and anchored over again. In the inside cover, there is an illustration of the ship and labeled main parts and rooms. This book talks about the captain, his crew (including a cat) and their daily life on the lightship. I found this book a bit interesting because I had never heard of lightship before. I learned something new today!