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THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST ANCHOR
Michael Murray
Volume 22 Number 3
This is a fanciful tale about the anchors on display at the Maritime Museum in Nova Scotia. Sean and Robin are two reluctant companions of Caitlin one Saturday morning. She has decided to visit the Maritime Museum, while the other two are more inter ested in play than looking at old junk. They come upon Nicole Mosher, a r esearcher, who says she is trying to get an achor to talk. Although Robin scoffs at the idea of an anchor talking, he is hooked by the id ea and finally agrees to help with her efforts. Captain Bowe, one of the workers at the museum, joins them and suggests that the story the anchor might tell would go something like this.... Although there is no great adventure in this st ory one does ge t some sense of how important anchors were and are to the seamen. The real strength of this book, however, is the illustrations. Ivan Murphy the illustrato r, uses a mischievous gull, Admiral Rat and a gang of pirate seals to enli ven the pages. Children should be quite inte sted trying to locate the various characters, deciding what they are doing in each illustration, and how these zany characters are used to complement the story line. The book includes a glossary of na utical terms used throughout the story. Every page has a colour illustration, and the paper is a good quality glossy that should wear we ll. Each time I went through the b ook I discovered somethinge else new and/or amusing in the illustrations. This would be a delightful book to instil an interest in items of antiquity. Kindergarten to Grade 6 / Ages 5 to 11Hugh A. Cook (Maple, Ontario) is a retired North York librarian
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