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The Christmas Tree Ship
The Christmas Tree Ship | Carol Crane
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On November 21, 1912, the schooner Rouse Simmons set sail from a small northern Michigan town across Lake Michigan. Affectionately dubbed the "Christmas Tree Ship," this was an annual trek for the Rouse Simmons. With its cargo of Christmas trees, the ship was bound for Chicago. There Captain Herman Scheunemann would sell the trees for 50 cents or $1.00 and even gave many away to needy families. But the schooner never makes its destination. The Rouse Simmons, with all hands and cargo, disappears into the cold waters. The ship's wreckage is not found until 1971. Drawing from stories told by her grandfather, author Carol Crane weaves a fictional tale based on the true events of the doomed schooner. And she explains how the captain's widow went on to continue his tradition of delivering holiday trees to Chicago. Carol Crane's many books for Sleeping Bear Press include the best-selling P is for Pilgrim: A Thanksgiving Alphabet and The Handkerchief Quilt. As a literacy advocate, Carol speaks at schools and conferences. She lives in North Carolina. Chris Ellison has illustrated children's picture books and adult historical fiction for nearly 20 years. His book Let Them Play was a 2006 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Chris lives in Mississippi.
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rjsthumbelina
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What a wonderful Christmas-y historical fiction picture book ❤️ the main character's grandfather tells the children in the family a story of a ship that carried Christmas trees to Chicago going down on its way there. This story is historically accurate, and I was kind of surprised I had never heard of it before

rjsthumbelina I'm not including this in readathon tallies, since it took about 10 minutes to read 4y
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I love kids' books that teach about history! Had to download this when I found it on #kindleunlimited

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Eggs
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Afternoon reading of holiday/winter books!!

These were all wonderful; top picks were Christmas Tree Ship and Letters from Father Christmas. The illustrations were delicious 😍 All of these were free on Kindle unlimited

TheBookHippie Ohhhh how wonderful ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Liatrek Lovely❤️❤️🎄🎄 5y
ShelleyBooksie I have never heard of this Tolkein book. Cannot wait to check it out. 5y
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Come-read-with-me @eggs Thank you 💖💖💖 5y
Eggs You are welcome @Come-read-with-me 💜 5y
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