Dare the Wind
What's Dare the Wind About
Ellen Prentiss’s papa said she was born with saltwater in her veins, so he gave her sailing lessons and taught her how to navigate. As soon as she met a man who loved sailing like she did, she married him. When her husband was given command of a clipper ship custom-made to travel quickly, she knew that they would need every bit of its speed for their maiden voyage: out of New York City, down around the tip of Cape Horn, and into San Francisco, where the Gold Rush was well under way. In a time when few women even accompanied their husbands onboard, Ellen Prentiss navigated their ship to set the world record for speed along that route. A Margaret Ferguson Book
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Tracey Fern is the author of numerous picture books, including Barnum’s Bones, Dare the Wind, and W is for Webster. She lives with her family in West Newton, Massachusetts, where she’s always on the lookout for unusual rocks. traceyfern.com
Emily Arnold McCully received the Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire. The illustrator of more than 40 books for young readers, she has a lifelong interest in history and feminist issues. She divides her time between Chatham, New York, and New York City.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780374316990
- Publication Date
- February 18, 2014
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Original Publication Date
- February 18, 2014
- Page Count
- 34
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2013007868
- Lexile® Level
- AD880L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~U
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.8
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 164485
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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