Ellen Prentiss loved the sea so her father taught her how to navigate his schooner. Not many men, let alone women, learned how to navigate during this time. Ms. Prentiss marries a sea captain and is his navigator. Eventually she helps sail Flying Cloud, his ship, from New York City to San Francisco during the Gold Rush, setting a new record because of Ellen's amazing navigational skills.
An amazing and exciting story!
I absolutely loved the figurative language that played off sea and sailing terms.
*Highly recommend.
On the end pages the map of their journey is shared. Author's note gives more history about Ellen Prentiss. A small glossary with boating/navigational terms.
If using this in a classroom, it would be a good idea to talk about boating and navigational terms.
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