Kimura, Yukie

Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIM

Majher, Patricia.

Summary: From the Publisher: Michigan once led the country in the number of lighthouses, and they're still a central part of the mystique and colorful countryside of the state. What even the region's lighthouse enthusiasts might not know is the rich history of female lighthouse keepers in the area. Fifty women served the sailing communities on Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior, as well as on the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 MAJ

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 386 MAJ

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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Maritime Majher

Fleming, Candace.

Summary: Chronicles the lives of women who lived and worked in lighthouses, braving seas and storms, rescuing people from icy waters, and lovingly caring for their lights.

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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Whitman 1996

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.155 FLE

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 920 FLE