Canine Coastguard: Heroes of Isle aux Morts
Author: Alice Walsh
Illustrator: Geoff Butler (on JOMB)
Published: 2001 Tundra Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0887765017
Based on a true story and starring a Newfoundland dog, this suspenseful account of a daring maritime rescue is an inspiring reminder of the resourcefulness, generosity and pluck of an era gone by.
You can read more about the Canadian Coast Guard vessel, CGCS Ann Harvey, which was named for one of the young rescuers, here.
Other ships and shipwrecks on JOMB:
- The Killick
- The Lamp, the Ice and the Boat Called Fish
- The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell
- Up
- Pirate Bob
More working dogs on JOMB:
You can learn more about Newfoundland Dogs here.
