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Trim Sails the Storm (Adventures of Trim series)
Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrator: Kristy Caldwell
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-68263-292-5
Keywords: Historical Fiction-early chapter book, animals aboard ships, nautical terms, life aboard ship in the 1800's
Trim watches as everyone on board a ship prepares for a storm, but he's still scared. He finds an albatross in a lifeboat, and the two ride out the gale together. Humorous illustrations.