Fireboat
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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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Maira Kalman (www.mairakalman.com) is the author-illustrator of numerous picture books, including Looking at Lincoln, Fireboat, Next Stop Grand Central, and What Pete Ate from A-Z, as well as adult hits such as And the Pursuit of Happiness and The Elements of Style Illustrated. She is also the illustrator of the Printz Honor Winning Book Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler. Her artwork has appeared on a dozen New Yorker covers, and her watches, clocks, accessories and paperweights have been featured at the Museum of Modern Art store. She lives in New York City.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780142403624
- Publication Date
- August 4, 2005
- Publisher
- Nancy Paulsen Books
- Original Publication Date
- August 5, 2002
- Page Count
- 48
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 61272306
- Lexile® Level
- AD600L
- Scholastic Level
- M
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 63491
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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