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  • Published: 9 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781682632932
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $26.99

Trim Saves the Day



One small kitten learns about the great big world as he sets sail with his fellow shipmates, animal and human, in this historical fiction intermediate reader.

One small kitten learns about the great big world as he sets sail with his fellow shipmates, animal and human, in this historical fiction intermediate reader.

Trim likes being part of the ship’s crew. The captain says that everyone has a jobs they do alone and other times they help each other out. And if there’s a big problem, then it’s all hands on deck.

But what is Trim’s job? He really wants to help, but everyone is very busy. Penny is helping the sailors mop the deck, so Trim decides to mop too. Swish! Swish! SWISH! Trim gets water everywhere. Jack is helping the captain steer the ship, so Trim thinks he can steer too. Whee! Whee! WHEE! But there’s not enough room on the wheel. Doesn’t anyone have a job for a kitten who really wants to help?

  • Published: 9 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9781682632932
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $26.99

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Praise for Trim Saves the Day

“An informative portrait of an activist and advocate whose accomplishments are still evident today.” —Kirkus Reviews (Thanks to Frances Perkins)
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Books for Young People (Thanks to Frances Perkins, Carter Reads the Newspaper, Away with Words)
Honor Book, NCSS Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Carter Reads the Newspaper)
“An important and inspiring tale well told.” ―Kirkus Reviews (Carter Reads the Newspaper)
“Sure to inspire the explorers of tomorrow.” —BookPage (Away with Words)

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