Fireboat (1 Paperback/1 CD) : The Heroic Adventure of the John J. Harvey (Mixed media product)

from kburdg1

The main idea of "Fireboat" by Maira Kalman is to tell the heroic story of a retired tugboat as it saves the lives of many people during the tragedy of September 11th, 2001. I really enjoyed this story because it came from a unique perspective. Many stories surrounding September 11th are very dep...

from bostonbibliophile

A beautiful, moving picture book about 9/11, focusing on the role played by a small tugboat. Maira Kalman's text and illustrations work together beautifully to create a lovingly told story suitable for adults and children.

from kjacob9

I enjoyed reading this biography book. First, I liked the illustrations in this book. The colors used in the artwork were bright and vivid which really got me as a reader interested in reading the book. The bright and vivid colors used in the illustrations really brought the story alive. Second, ...

from btivis

Kalman begins Fireboat by discussing all the wonderful things that happened in New York beginning in 1931. The story builds up the building of the John J. Harvey fireboat. It told of how spectacular it was and all the years of hard work it had. When it was about to be turned into scrap metal, a g...

from Sullywriter

The best book about the September 11th terrorist attacks published for children has been reissued. Nearly scrapped by new York City in 1995, the fireboat John J. Harvey was called in to help put out the fires at the World Trade Center site.