Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea
by Gloria Rand
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Captain Madsen's four children fondly recall their exciting experiences sailing with their father and mother on the bark John Ena at the turn of the twentieth century.Tags
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Good demonstration of how everyones lives are different. Good story. Some new vocabulary
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- People/Characters*
- Dagmar; Albert; Matilda; Mary (moeder); vader; Minnie (kat) (show all 10); Murphy (hond); Piggy (varken); Ena; juffrouw Schipman
- Dedication*
- Inzicht geven in het leven op zee (waargebeurd)
- First words*
- Toen wij klein waren, woonden we op een viermaster.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Met groot genoegen bieden Gloria en Ted Rand de hedendaagse kinderen dit verhaal aan - verteld in woord en beeld - over een gelukkig, moedig gezin en hun leven op zee.
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- Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 387.5 — Society, government, & culture Commerce, communications & transportation regulations Water, air, space transportation Maritime History
- LCC
- PZ7 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper
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