{"product_id":"lightship-9781416924364","title":"Lightship","description":"You may never have\u003cbr\u003e heard of a lightship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once, lightships\u003cbr\u003e anchored on waters\u003cbr\u003e across America, \u003cbr\u003e on the oceans\u003cbr\u003e and in the Great Lakes, \u003cbr\u003e floating where lighthouses \u003cbr\u003e could not be built.\u003cbr\u003e Smaller than most ships, \u003cbr\u003e but more steadfast, too, \u003cbr\u003e they held their spots, \u003cbr\u003e through calm and storm, \u003cbr\u003e to guide sailors\u003cbr\u003e toward safe waters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these pages\u003cbr\u003e one lightship\u003cbr\u003e and her crew (and cat)\u003cbr\u003e again hold their place.\u003cbr\u003e The crew goes\u003cbr\u003e again from bow to stern, \u003cbr\u003e from keel to mast, \u003cbr\u003e to run their engines, \u003cbr\u003e shine their lights, \u003cbr\u003e and sound their horns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They run the small ship\u003cbr\u003e that guides the large ships.\u003cbr\u003e They are the crew (and cat)\u003cbr\u003e that work to make the ocean safe, \u003cbr\u003e that hold their place, \u003cbr\u003e so other ships can sail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Come aboard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books \u003ci\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller; \u003ci\u003eMoonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLightship\u003c\/i\u003e, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50465293238546,"sku":"9781416924364","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80cd2d05-93b9-498a-b6d0-eb6a35e24212.jpg?v=1730110785","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lightship-9781416924364","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}