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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.