Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
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- Author：Maira Kalman
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Summary
The John J。 Harvey fireboat was the largest， fastest， shiniest fireboatof 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。 Then， one sunny September day in 2001， 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。 In this inspiring true story， Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die。
Reviews
Susan
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This is a historical fiction picture book about the refurbishment of an old fireboat and its use in putting out fires on 9/11。 It brought tears to my eyes。 For upper elementary to adult。
Dave
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Oh my gosh！ I cried！ This is such a good story of a boat that everyone thought was useless until it wasn’t。 Not only is that a good message， but the history is important as well。 I like that the book takes a look farther back in time to share other fun world events like the invention of Snickers and Babe Ruth hitting his 611th home run。 Another plus to this book is that it doesn’t get into gruesome details。 This would be great for my third grade class。
Mia
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Definitely would recommend for all of those young kids who LOVE cars， trucks， boats， etc。 But if they don't， I would probably shy away from this one。 Definitely would recommend for all of those young kids who LOVE cars， trucks， boats， etc。 But if they don't， I would probably shy away from this one。 。。。more
superawesomekt
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One of the finest picture books I've read。 Great pictures， great text。 Love this book。 One of the finest picture books I've read。 Great pictures， great text。 Love this book。 。。。more
Delaney Carroll
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Different perspective on 9/11。 A retired fire boat is repurposed by a group of New Yorkers and volunteers to help put out fires on 9/11。
Christina
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Such a sweet book about a restored fire boat that almost went to the junkyard but instead was able to be used to help put out the World Trade Center Fires。 Read it aloud with my 5， 8 and 10 year olds。 It’s a perfect 9/11 read for kids combined with “America Is Under Attack” by Don Brown and “ The Man who walked between the Towers” by Mordecai Gerstein。
Jaime
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Wow。
Hailey Crater
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Copyright: October 2005Historical-FictionTheme: Do not judge a book by it's cover and supporting others in need。This storyline matches perfectly with the events that occurred on September 11th， 2001。 I loved how a group of friends decided to take a chance on a very old boat， which then someday， saved many peoples' lives。 In my future classroom， I will use it to teach my students about 9/11 and to always support people （or boats） to better themselves。 Thank you Jessica， Tim， Andrew， John， Tom， Hu Copyright: October 2005Historical-FictionTheme: Do not judge a book by it's cover and supporting others in need。This storyline matches perfectly with the events that occurred on September 11th， 2001。 I loved how a group of friends decided to take a chance on a very old boat， which then someday， saved many peoples' lives。 In my future classroom， I will use it to teach my students about 9/11 and to always support people （or boats） to better themselves。 Thank you Jessica， Tim， Andrew， John， Tom， Huntley， and Bob that gave that fireboat a second chance and by saving many people's lives。 。。。more
Suzie
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Great picture book for kindergarteners that tells the story of a restored fireboat’s help during the September 11th attack on the Twin Towers。
Abigail
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Commissioned in 1931， the John J。 Harvey was the sleekest and fastest fireboat of its day， racing around New York City to put out fires。 After many years of service it was retired， and was due to be scrapped when a group of friends purchased it， refurbished it， and had it declared a historical landmark。 No one expected that it would ever be used to fight fires again。 Then， on September 11th， 2001， New York City was attacked and the water pipes around the Twin Towers were damaged。 Suddenly the Jo Commissioned in 1931， the John J。 Harvey was the sleekest and fastest fireboat of its day， racing around New York City to put out fires。 After many years of service it was retired， and was due to be scrapped when a group of friends purchased it， refurbished it， and had it declared a historical landmark。 No one expected that it would ever be used to fight fires again。 Then， on September 11th， 2001， New York City was attacked and the water pipes around the Twin Towers were damaged。 Suddenly the John J。 Harvey was needed again。。。Beautifully written and illustrated， Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J。 Harvey had me tearing up on more than one occasion。 I was already familiar with the amazing story of the many boats that came to the aid of the people trapped in lower Manhattan on that day， ferrying over 500，000 people to safer locations in New Jersey， Connecticut and elsewhere in New York state in the largest maritime rescue in history。 My mother was on one of those boats， and ended up in New Jersey。 There's a powerful documentary about it， BOATLIFT - An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience， that I recommend。 That said， the story of the John J。 Harvey was unknown to me， and I am glad to have learnt about it through author/illustrator Maira Kalman's wonderful book。 The text was understated but emotionally resonant， the artwork powerful。 Recommended to those seeking children's books about 9/11， and about the resilience of the human spirit。 。。。more
Sandy
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This true story was very touching。 The story of a fireboat in NYC it is informative and inspiring。 The story is a bit dark for younger children， as the fireboat came out of retirement to rescue people on 9/11。 The whole family enjoyed this one （and some of us teared up at the end）。
Katelynne
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Wow， I knew about this story but forgot。 Fireboat tells the story of the John J。 Harvey excellently， from its “birth” to how it helped on 9/11。
Grab
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The illustration style was perfect for this story。 And what a story。
Gail Kennon
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wonderfully drawn and simply told it brought tears to my eyes。
Heather
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Maira Kalman is one of my favorite artists， so when I found a copy of Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J。 Harvey on the street， I clearly had to bring it home。 I don't know why it took me so long to get around to actually reading it: I like Kalman， I like boats， I like books about NYC。 Well， no matter: I finally read it， and aww， what a sweet/touching picture book this is。 I actually got to take a （free！） ride on the John J。 Harvey in 2010， so I think I must have learned the boat's st Maira Kalman is one of my favorite artists， so when I found a copy of Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J。 Harvey on the street， I clearly had to bring it home。 I don't know why it took me so long to get around to actually reading it: I like Kalman， I like boats， I like books about NYC。 Well， no matter: I finally read it， and aww， what a sweet/touching picture book this is。 I actually got to take a （free！） ride on the John J。 Harvey in 2010， so I think I must have learned the boat's story at that time， but I'd forgotten。 The John J。 Harvey was built in 1931 and served as a fireboat in NYC for decades， fighting fires on the piers when they were crowded with passenger ships and cargo ships—but was due to be sold for scrap after being retired in 1995。 Instead， the boat was bought and restored， and ended up being called into service on September 11， 2001—first to ferry people uptown， and then to actually pump water at the World Trade Center site。 The gouache artwork in this book is classic Maira Kalman （I find her style really quirky and charming）， and I like the way Kalman tells the story， too， starting with the background of what else was happening the same year the John J。 Harvey was first launched and then moving on to the boat itself， and then to the events of 9/11。 From other work I've seen of hers， it seems like she's very much interested in stories told through things from the past， and also in how things from the past can still be interesting/useful/beautiful， and this book fits in with that sensibility perfectly。 。。。more
Kristine
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Loved this book because it was written and illustrated by my favorite author/artist。。。and because it told a sweet story of one of the ways goodness played out during the days following the attack on NYCs World Trade Center。 Plus。。。it's a good reminder about recycling and salvaging， and being not so quick to toss things aside or in the dump heap。 Loved this book because it was written and illustrated by my favorite author/artist。。。and because it told a sweet story of one of the ways goodness played out during the days following the attack on NYCs World Trade Center。 Plus。。。it's a good reminder about recycling and salvaging， and being not so quick to toss things aside or in the dump heap。 。。。more
Tessa Johnson
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Kids book about 9/11
Caroline
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A beautifully written and illustrated book about the history of fireboats and how the John J。 Harvey came out of retirement to aid in rescue efforts on 9/11。
Iris Cardozo
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This children book talks about what happened on September 11，2001 the day we were attacked by terrorist。 I really enjoyed how the author told the story about a little red boat who helped a lot of people get across throughout the day。 While the little red boat is having a nice normal day then he gets an unexpected call。 In this story the boat is called by the fire department to come help put out the fire because they can't do it alone。 This children book talks about what happened on September 11，2001 the day we were attacked by terrorist。 I really enjoyed how the author told the story about a little red boat who helped a lot of people get across throughout the day。 While the little red boat is having a nice normal day then he gets an unexpected call。 In this story the boat is called by the fire department to come help put out the fire because they can't do it alone。 。。。more
Victoria Garcia
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This children's book is perfect when needing to discuss the events of 9/11 in a positive way。 Students at such a young age don't know what the world out there is capable of but informing them by using a very well illustrated book like this one makes it easy。 This children's book is perfect when needing to discuss the events of 9/11 in a positive way。 Students at such a young age don't know what the world out there is capable of but informing them by using a very well illustrated book like this one makes it easy。 。。。more
Hayden Waller
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This boat was incredibly intriguing to me！ It showed the journey of the tugboat when it became unused due to other inventions。 The day of 9/11 came and the tugboat saved a mass amount of people。 This would be an amazing book to bring awareness to 9/11 and the heroes that were present that day！
Meredith Peace
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SummarytFireboat is a story about a fireboat that helped fight fire on September 11th， 2001。 At the beginning of the book it talks about how New York City is thriving。 A fireboat named John J。 Harvey is introduced， and the book explains all the different parts of it。 The book discusses how Harvey begins to get older and it eventually gets decommissioned。 Later， a bunch of people decide to fix the fireboat up。 Then on September 11th， 2001 the refurbished fireboat was used to help fight fires。 The SummarytFireboat is a story about a fireboat that helped fight fire on September 11th， 2001。 At the beginning of the book it talks about how New York City is thriving。 A fireboat named John J。 Harvey is introduced， and the book explains all the different parts of it。 The book discusses how Harvey begins to get older and it eventually gets decommissioned。 Later， a bunch of people decide to fix the fireboat up。 Then on September 11th， 2001 the refurbished fireboat was used to help fight fires。 The book ends with Harvey the fireboat winning an award。EvaluationtThis book is an amazing way to teach kids about 9/11 in a kid-friendly way。 The pictures are stylized so they are not super realistic and scary。 The book however is still able to convey the severity and emotion of the situation。 The book also talks about how all the people stopped what they were doing to come together and help out during the tragedy。 Teaching PointtI would use this book to teach about September 11th， 2001。 It shows not just the horrific parts of it， but how people from all walks of life came together to help during a national crisis。 The book also talks about how the people who refurbished the boat， didn’t realize how big of an impact Harvey would have。 This can show students how the small things they do can have a big impact。 。。。more
Lindsey McCord
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Summary: Fireboat is the story based on the real fireboat， the John J。 Harvey。 This fireboat lives a very fulfilling life。 He sails the New York waterways to fight fires。 After he is retired， he is bought by a crew that wants to preserve the boat and the legacy it has left behind。 Then， the attack on the World Trade Center happens。 Read this book to find out how this old， retired ship aided the people of New York City after 9/11。Evaluation: I liked this book。 It provides a unique 9/11 story that Summary: Fireboat is the story based on the real fireboat， the John J。 Harvey。 This fireboat lives a very fulfilling life。 He sails the New York waterways to fight fires。 After he is retired， he is bought by a crew that wants to preserve the boat and the legacy it has left behind。 Then， the attack on the World Trade Center happens。 Read this book to find out how this old， retired ship aided the people of New York City after 9/11。Evaluation: I liked this book。 It provides a unique 9/11 story that not many people know。 I already knew about the heroic efforts of the first responders during this tragic event， but I did not realize ordinary people also joined in the rescue efforts， like the crew of the John J。 Harvey。 Teaching point: I would read this book during the week of September 11。 I would read the book to my class and then we would talk about all the people who bravely helped during 9/11。 This is a good book for talking about a hard and sad topic， like 9/11。 。。。more
Cara Byrne
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From 1931 to 1995 to 2001， this book follows the life of a fireboat who was put to work after retiring in order to support those who raced to save lives after 9/11。
Jenn
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I've pulled a good number of Sept 11 books -- picture books to adult nonfiction -- seeing the importance and value in each to tell this important story。 While the book *Fireboat* is a good one， it is more a story of the boat than the story of 9/11。 I've pulled a good number of Sept 11 books -- picture books to adult nonfiction -- seeing the importance and value in each to tell this important story。 While the book *Fireboat* is a good one， it is more a story of the boat than the story of 9/11。 。。。more
Reading with Ms。 Gallardo
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A beautiful book to use to introduce such a hard topic to students。 Sometimes even in the darkest of times， we must find the light。 Students still learn a piece of history by celebrating the heroes instead of focusing on a terrible tragedy。 Great book for teachers in a lower grade classroom （pre-k-2nd） to introduce and talk about 9/11。 The illustrations are beautiful and work well with the text。
Madison Manson
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Fireboat is a easy and respectful book to use to introduce the tragedy of 9/11。 This is always a hard subject to discuss， especially with little children。 This book not only discusses the Twin Towers but also the first responders and their heroic acts。 The John J。 Harvey and its crew helped save many lives that fatal day。
Marissa Musso
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This book was a great way to bring light to 9/11。 This is probably my favorite book I have read on that day！ It included a story about an old harbor boat being refinished and used for good！ It is an honorable boat and an honorable story。
Yajaira Vega
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This book is a really good book to read to our children to inform them about 9/11。 There is a TEKS that require the teacher to teach children about 9/11 and I believe this is a great book because it helps us remember all the good people。 Especially if the children are in 3rd grade and below。
Rosie Odem
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