Fireboat
The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
One sunny day, the John J. Harvey fireboat was built. It was the
largest, fastest, shiniest fireboat of its time, but by 1995, the city
didn't need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a
group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. They fixed it
up, showed it off, and used it for having fun, not for fighting fires.
Then, in 2001, on another sunny day, something so horrible happened that the
whole world shook. And a call came from the fire department, asking if
the Harvey could battle the roaring flames, as all the fire hydrants were
broken. In this inspiring true story, Maira Kalman brings a New York
City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die.
Pages 40 ages 4-8
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