Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey -- Maira Kalman, Paperback

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.

Author: Maira Kalman
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 08/04/2005
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.98h x 9.92w x 0.18d
ISBN: 9780142403624
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 63491 / Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/10/2005 pg. 64

About the Author
In her own words: born. bucolic childhood. culture-stuffed adolescence. played piano. stopped. danced. stopped. wrote. discarded writing. drew. reinstated writing. married Tibor Kalman and collaborated at iconoclastic yet successful design studio. wrote and painted children's books. worried. took up Ping-Pong. relaxed. wrote and painted for many magazines. cofounded the Rubber Band Society. amused. children: two. dog: one.