BOOK
Date1994
Dimensions20.5 x 20 x 0.2 cm (8 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.12.3
DescriptionA soft covered book titled “An Island Ferry Tale”. The front cover has a white border the author and illustrator listed at the bottom center. The front cover shows a long, rectangular shaped ship on blue water against a blue sky. A yellow sun is in the top left corner and four black birds are positioned around the boat. The title arches above the boat in red lettering. Below the boat are three yellow circles, outlined in black, with an image of a white & grey bird, a grey seal, and a grey boat consecutively.The back cover has a white border and shows a coloured photograph of the MV Abegweit ferry surrounded by ice and against a blue sky. At the top center in white lettering is information on the MV Abegweit. The book contains 12 pages of text and coloured illustrations.
Narrative
Written by Kim Pickering, “An Island Ferry Tale” tells the story of a boat named Abby, the ferry, who takes passengers back and forth between PEI and New Brunswick, Canada. The author and illustrator each grew up in Augustine Cove, PEI, not far from where the MV Abegweit once sailed from in Borden.
