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Author Cameron, Pamela, author. Title Sport : ship dog of the Great Lakes / written by Pamela Cameron ; Illustrated by Renée Graef. Publisher [Madison, WI] : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2019]. ©2019 Copies
ITEM LOC CALL # STATUS Bayfield picture books E CAM AVAILABLE Eagle River juvenile nonfiction J 386.85 CAM AVAILABLE Lac Courte Oreilles juvenile nonfiction J 386 CAM AVAILABLE Land O Lakes picture books C 386 CAM AVAILABLE Manitowish Waters picture books J E Cam AVAILABLE Mellen juvenile nonfiction J 386 CAM AVAILABLE Superior juvenile nonfiction JUV 636.7 C14s AVAILABLE Descript 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm Note Nonfiction. Summary "A stray dog wanders the Milwaukee docks until he realizes his calling--to be a ship dog! After being rescued from the Milwaukee River, Sport lives on the lighthouse tender ship the Hyacinth. He helps the crew as they deliver supplies to lighthouses and maintains buoys and other safety features on the lake. Over time Sport also becomes popular among the lighthouse tenders' families, crew members of other ships. When Sport is separated from his crew in Chicago, he is recognized and hitches a ride on a passenger ship to be reunited with the Hyacinth in Milwaukee. Through Sport's story, young readers will learn how working on Lake Michigan during the early 20th century was both dangerous and thrilling, and about the role of the lighthouse tender in keeping the lake safe. The book will include a page of historical background in the back, and factual information is incorporated onto several spreads to help kids learn about life on a lighthouse tender in the early twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher. Audience Ages 0-9. Grade K-3. Subject Lighthouse tenders -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Juvenile literature. Lighthouse keepers -- Michigan, Lake -- History -- Juvenile literature. Working dogs -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Juvenile literature. Ships -- Juvenile literature Lighthouses -- Juvenile literature. Working dogs -- Juvenile literature. Alt Author Graef, Renee, illustrator. ISBN/ISSN 9780870209147 (casebound : alk. paper) 0870209140
