Ferryboat

by Betsy Maestro, Giulio Maestro (Author, Illustrator)

A family crosses a river on a ferryboat and observes how the ferry operates.

Genres: Picture Books

30 pages, picture book

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Before beginning her career in children's books, Betsy Maestro was a teacher. Her first book with Giulio Maestro was A Wise Monkey Tale published in 1975, and since then they have collaborated on more than one hundred books. Their on-going American Story series began with the highly acclaimed The Discovery of the Americas and continues to help young readers understand and appreciate our nations history.

The Maestros live with two cats and a goldfish in a converted cow barn in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple story about a ferryboat and how it operates. It turns out, from the information at the back of the book, that this is an actual ferryboat, and one of the oldest ferries in the United States. It was used to ferry supplies during the Revolutionary War.

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story. Beautiful illustrations. This is particularly interesting to those who live in the area.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple language, fabulous read aloud for the younger child -- ages 2+ . The illustrations are captivating and I remember finding the relatively simple language describing the back and forth of the car ferry, across the river quite compelling, given that the story itself just describes this routine passage. I spent many hours on the children's library room floor reading this book aloud.

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable book about ferryboats that explains the process of boarding/unloading the ferry and sights/sounds experienced while on board. Girls loved it.