Sport

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Ship Dog of the Great Lakes

Written by Pamela Cameron

Illustrated by Renée Graef

Meet Sport, a real-life ship dog who worked hard to help his shipmates and made friends in every port!

32 pages, 9 x 11, 21 color illustrations
Paperback: $17.95 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-914-7
Ebook: $12.99 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-915-4
Publication Date: 5/20/2019

Reading Level: Ages 5–8

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Description

In 1914, crew members of the ship Hyacinth rescued a stray puppy from the Milwaukee River and named him Sport. For the next twelve years, this charming Newfoundland-retriever mix lived the life of a ship dog, helping the Hyacinth crew as they carried supplies to lighthouses and maintained the buoys and other safety features around Lake Michigan. Sport quickly became a valued companion to his crew and a recognizable mascot of the lake—making friends in every port.

In this beautifully illustrated children’s book based on historical documents and photographs, readers share in Sport’s adventures while discovering the various ways lighthouse tender ships helped keep the lake safe for others.

Helpful diagrams, a map, and a historical note supplement this engaging story for young readers.

Author Bio

Pamela Cameron

Pamela Cameron has been a librarian in elementary and middle schools and public libraries in Wisconsin and Michigan. She is a member of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History, the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, and the Great Lakes Historical Society. Cameron lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Illustrator Bio

Renée Graef

Renée Graef is an award-winning illustrator of more than eighty books for children, including Death's Door and The Fishermen, the Horse, and the Sea, both published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, as well as Everybody’s Tree and Lulu & Rocky in Milwaukee. She lives in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.