{"product_id":"keeper-of-the-light","title":"Keeper of the Light","description":"\u003cp class=\"product_title entry-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeepers of the Light\u003c\/strong\u003e - by Janet Barkhouse, illustrated by\u003cspan\u003e Therese Cilia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Sara must keep the lighthouse working when a storm strikes and a ship is wrecked\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life of a lighthouse keeper on the east coast was not an easy one. Isolated on stormy shores, their job was to keep those at sea safe, at any cost. After her father dies in a seafaring accident, eleven-year-old Sara goes to work for the Mosher family helping clean, maintain and keep the light. When the Mosher family must leave for the mainland in a medical emergency, Sara is left alone to keep the light as a terrible gale approaches.\u003cbr\u003eDramatic and beautiful illustrations help tell the tale of a young girl alone and facing an emergency. When Sara sees a boat crashed on the rocks, young readers will feel as though they are standing on the wind-whipped shores making a life or death decision with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis story is based on the real experiences of young girls and boys who worked at lighthouses in the early 1900s. Janet Barkhouse has taken their experiences and created a dramatic but realistic story that shows the value of the work young people had to do and the sacrifices they had to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJANET BARKHOUSE has retired from several fascinating worlds, including theatre, academe, education. Her most recent books are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSable Island -- Imagine!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePit Pony: The Picture Book\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Clearland, Nova Scotia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHÉRÈSE CILIA is a freelance painter and illustrator whose whimsical and detailed work often finds a home in children's books, prints, stationary and commissions. She obtained her BFA in drawing and painting at OCAD University in Toronto. In 2012, she turned a two-week artist retreat in Newfoundland into a year-long residence in Bonavista where she illustrated her first children's book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOver by the Harbour\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Belleville, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Janet Barkhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:  \u003c\/strong\u003eFormac Publishing Company Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright \u003c\/strong\u003e© 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e  9781459507760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:  \u003c\/strong\u003e32 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" x 10\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Historic Gardens Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42605902102630,"sku":"Book - Keepers of the Light","price":16.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0196\/3052\/files\/KeeperoftheLight.jpg?v=1743523907","url":"https:\/\/historicgardens.com\/products\/keeper-of-the-light","provider":"Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}