Father, May I Come?

Written by Peter Spier

Grade:

2-5

ISBN-13:

978-0385309356

Publisher:

Doubleday Books for Young Readers (1993)

Peter Spier delivers a unique and exciting story of courage and heroism in his retelling of parallel events, hundreds of years apart but in the same town, off the coast of a Dutch island in the North Sea. In both events a young boy sees a ship in distress and sounds the alarm, and in both events his father plays a key role in the courageous rescue efforts. Spier’s numerous parallel illustrations capture the action of the story, while providing beautiful detail and even humor. Included are a map of the dangerous coast with all known shipwrecks, a diagram of a modern rescue boat, and a history of the Royal Netherlands Rescue Society.