In 1687 young Sietze Hemmes sets in motion the rescue of a floundering ship off the coast of a Dutch island in the North Sea, and three hundred years later similar rescues are still taking place.
Related: Europe, Historical Fiction, Netherlands, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- ISBN: 9780385309356
- Author: Spier, Peter
- Illustrator: Spier, Peter
- Published: 1993
- Themes: Rescues, ship, shipwreck
- Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Netherlands, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32