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Trim Saves the Day (Adventures of Trim series

Deborah Hopkinson

Illustrator: Kristy Caldwell

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Peachtree Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-68263-293-2

Keywords: Historical Fiction-early chapter book, shipboard life, Australia, Early 1800's, animals aboard ships

Causing all kinds of havoc doing his chores, Trim notices a leak in the ship's cask. Can he save the ship before it sinks? Mixed-media illustrations.