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Summary
Ahoy! Drop anchor for T Is for Tugboat , the nautical follow-up to the alphabet book A Is for Astronaut and its companion C Is for Caboose . Clever photographs and illustrations teach youngreaders about everything from mizzenmasts to crackerjack suits. Land ho!
Author Notes
Sara Gillingham is an award-winning art director, designer and author-artist who has helped develop many bestselling books for children. She lives with her family near Vancouver, Canada.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-4-Following on the heels of A Is for Astronaut (2006) and C Is for Caboose (2007, both Chronicle), this attractive title is an eye-pleaser filled with a mix of photographs, illustrations, and graphic images set on textured, wood-grain backgrounds. Images are both vintage and contemporary, and range from black-and-white to full-color reproductions. Letters of the alphabet appear with anywhere from one word (V is for Vikings) to four words (S is for steamship, submarine, sextant, and square-rigger). The elegant scrapbook style offers great visual interest. The definitions of the sea-related terms, however, may be too difficult for alphabet learners while too simple for ardent young nautical fans. Definitions consist mainly of concise phrases. For example, a fireboat is described as "a boat that's like a fire engine on the water," while a hornpipe is defined as "a sailor's dance." A spread depicting an array of sailors' knots, a page illustrating Morse code, a spread labeling the parts of a ship, and the endpapers with the international code of maritime flags will be of interest to older children. The "Captain's Challenge," a series of questions pertaining to the content of the book, appears on the back flap.-Kim T. Ha, Elkridge Branch Library, MD (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Following A Is for Astronaut and C Is for Caboose comes this treat for shipaholics in which nautical objects (e.g., anchor), terms (aground), and expressions ("AHOY!") are defined in alphabetically ordered clusters. The featured words are illustrated with drawings, archival images, and examples (e.g., the K spread features thirty-two labeled drawings of knots). (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Along the lines of A Is For Astronaut (2006) and C Is For Caboose (2007), this nautical alphabet offers two to four relevant terms starting with each letter, from "Anchor" to "Zulu" ("A Scottish fishing boat"). Along with one-line definitions, the words are accompanied by illustrations that range from simple outline drawings to period prints or old photos. O, for instance, features a red "Ocean liner" steaming across the gray, wood-grain textured background, a black-and-white photograph of a bearded "Old Salt" framed in an oval of rope and a graphically slick color image of speedboats powered by "Outboard motors." Though slang, official terms, sayings, expressions and ship-types are jumbled together, a spread of sailors' knots for "K" and a closing cutaway of a generic sailing vessel, critical parts labeled, are highlights, and young would-be tars looking for a quick browse should be drawn in. (Informational picture book. 6-8) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In the same spacious, scrapbook style as C Is for Caboose (2007), this alphabet book combines vintage photos and posters, many from museums, with occasional contemporary images that show how boats and ships sail, steer, and navigate the waters. No computers are part of the mix. The dots and dashes of the Morse code alphabet provide the drama, while tantalizing snippets of information A is for Anchor, C is for Compass, T is for Titanic, and so on will energize many kids to find out more. The double-page spread of more than 30 sailor's knots and the skull and crossbones of a pirate ship are just a few of the things that will make their way into imaginative play.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2008 Booklist