About This Book

This superb survey of lighthouses and their history is another splendid nonfiction book by award-winning author and artist Gail Gibbons. In Gibbons' clear and concise style, the history of lighthouse technology is mapped out, and young readers will feel as if they are being escorted on a private tour of several of these historically important beacons of light.

This book is a fitting introduction to the lighthouse and is sure to inspire younger readers to become lighthouse enthusiasts themselves. The colorful watercolor illustrations are rendered with spectacular detail. A "beacon of light" for readers to experience!