The Lighthouse Cat
By (Author) Sue Stainton
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
25th May 2005
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens picture books
[E]
Hardback
32
Width 199mm, Height 285mm, Spine 8mm
390g
In an old lighthouse, where a twenty-four-candle lantern lights a sparkling blue-green sea, dwell a solitary keeper and his little companion -- a cat called Mackerel. Together the two climb up, up, up to watch over the nighttime sea and down, down, down to eat and play.
On one stormy night, the quick rush of a fierce wind darkens every candle. Soon an errant fishing boat, lost in the raging black sea, signals distress. Sure enough, it is the sudden glow of twenty-four flashing yellow lights that guide the boat away from danger. Just what could those new lights be
"This is a great book for children to read...and for teachers to share as part of a history lesson." -- School Library Journal
Sue Stainton is an art director and lives with her husband and three boys in southwest England. She is the author of many books for children, including the bestselling Santa's Snow Cat, The Lighthouse Cat, I Love Cats, and The Chocolate Cat, all illustrated by Anne Mortimer, and Christmas Magic, illustrated by Eva Melhuish.