From award-winning author and illustrator Scot Ritchie comes this
lively look at the journey of a West Coast tugboat towing a log boom, as
seen through the eyes of a young boy.
"I'm helping Dad on the tugboat. We're going to tow a log boom to the
sawmill on the river... I look out for ferries and other boats in the
harbor... Then I see it -- a deadhead!"
Follow a child and his father through their workday on a tugboat on the
West Coast as they watch a log boom being made, then tow it to a mill
upriver. The pair must steer clear of other ships, race against the tide
and weather a storm along the way.
Told from a child's perspective, this fun, accessible picture book
explores the key role of a tugboat in the logging process. As explained
in the author's note, the story is inspired by Scot Ritchie's childhood
memories of seeing tugs and log booms off the coast of Vancouver,
British Columbia, with additional information provided in the note about
forestry on the West Coast today.
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