Eva visits her lighthouse keeper grandfather each summer. She has been visiting for many years and so is an expert on lighthouses, their design and purpose. When Eva arrives, Grandad has a long list of chores - cleaning the light lens, recording the clouds in the log book, and sounding the fog horn on foggy days. Eva understands every lighthouse has a different flashing pattern and in the evening Grandad explains the constellations. Grandad also shares stories of past lighthouse keepers and heroes of the age such as Grace Darling. Eva does have to return to school but she will be back at the lighthouse again next summer.
On the final pages of this book you can read more about lighthouses and see some famous examples including our Macquarie Lighthouse here in Sydney, Australia.
The subtitle of this book is: The Magic and Wonder of Living by the Sea.
Publisher blurb: On a rocky island in the middle of the sea, Eva's Grandad is the keeper of the lighthouse. When storms brew and the mist descends, the lighthouse offers a beacon of hope to sailors trying to find their way home. Why were lighthouses first created? How does the light travel so far? What happens when a storm hits? Join Eva and her Grandad and discover all about the inner workings of a lighthouse, what a lighthouse keeper does all day and thrilling stories of daring sea rescues. Did you know that you can see the light from a lighthouse nearly 30km away? Readers will learn about cloud formations, stars in the night sky and the wildlife that surrounds the lighthouse. There is always lots to do and see as a lighthouse keeper.
Read more about Laura Chamberlain here.
I saw this book in my local bookshop - Beachside Bookshop today and of course I just had to add it to my own collection because you may already know I am a huge fan of lighthouses. when you open A Lighthouse Story take some time to linger over the front and back end papers. They are very special.
Here are some of my favourite lighthouse picture books:
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