Courage Like Kate, Anna Crowley Redding
Courage Like Kate, Anna Crowley Redding
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Courage Like Kate
The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper

Author: Anna Crowley Redding

Narrator: Arischa Conner

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2022


Synopsis

An inspiring audiobook biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors.

With an evocative text, travel back to the stormy, rocky shores of 19th century Connecticut and meet an unforgettable heroine-- at a time when girls were considered anything but. Fayerweather Island had seen blustery blizzards and rip-roaring tides, but it had never seen a pint-sized hurricane until Kate Moore claimed that tiny island as her own. Little Kate was supposed to be the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, but she thought of herself as Papa’s assistant.
 
The thirty-three spiraling lighthouse stairs finally took a toll on Papa’s body, and so twelve-year-old Kate stepped up. Over the years, she kept the flame lit to guide ships to safety, listened for cries for help, and, time and again, pulled men to safety—twenty-three of them in all. At the age of forty-seven, Kate received word—she had been named the official lighthouse keeper of Fayerweather Island. This girl-power audiobook introduces a small heroine, who, with her can-do attitude and incredible spirit, is sure to inspire.

About Anna Crowley Redding

Anna Crowley Redding is the author of Google It, Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World, and Black Hole Chasers. The recipient of multiple Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards, Crowley Redding uses her Emmy award-winning investigative reporting skills to dig into compelling topics that are shaping our world. Her works have been translated into multiple languages, garnered national news coverage, and been recognized by the National Association of Science Teachers for excellence. Crowley Redding lives outside of Portland, Maine with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

With energetic, detailed illustrations created with watercolor, ink, pencil, and pastel and offering so much for readers to see, this picture book tells the story of Kate Moore and her work as a lighthouse keeper off the coast of Connecticut during the nineteenth century. Kate and her father moved t......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

In this gorgeously illustrated book, where the brush strokes make you feel like you’re standing in the wind on Fayerweather Island, we learn about the feats of Kate Moore, lighthouse assistant to her father and later lighthouse keeper. The work Kate did from a young age was dangerous and physically......more

The story of Kate Moore is not well known, but it should be told to inspire others. When Kate is five years old, her father is appointed lighthouse keeper on Fayerweather Island. As Kate grows up, she learns about everything lighthouse keepers have to do, including how to maintain the lighthouse, an......more

Goodreads review by Laurie

This story is so fascinating and even though I live in New England, I had not heard of Kate Moore. Young readers will find the story inspiring and a great feel for the reality of 19th century coastal life. The story covers Kate’s life from pint-sized heroine to female maverick who finally got the po......more