Lighthouses for Kids: History, Science, and Lore with 21 Activities

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ful Lisa Reardon's careful and gentle guidance helped me through the final phases of the project Rebekah Frese and Amelia Moser read various chapters and tested activities Thanks also to Alex Bussan Beth Homan and the Storey family for their suggestions Numerous friends cheered me on including Cindy Blobaum whose last minute advice kept me going Tess Judge Ellis who offered much encouragement during the journey to publication and Claudia McGehee sponge painter extraordinaire who always asked good questions Special thanks to all the librarians lighthouse experts and local historians who provided research materials photographs and feedback this project would not have been possible without them The staff of the U S Coast Guard Historian's Office espe cially Christopher Havern was extremely helpful in providing access to their extensive collection Finally I appreciate the efforts of lighthouse keepers fami lies who dug through photo collections to provide images for this book Thanks to