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Rand, Gloria

Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea

32 pp. | North-South/Cheshire | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-7358-1539-9 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-7358-1540-2 $$15.88
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Ted Rand. In this story based on the experiences of the nineteenth-century Madsen family, a young girl named Matilda narrates how she and her three siblings grew up aboard the John Ena, a four-masted cargo ship captained by their father. Lively illustrations nicely capture the seafaring family as well as the breezy tone of the text. Historical photos of the Madsens and an afterword provide additional information.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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