The Lobster Lady

by Alexandra S D Hinrichs (Author) Jamie Hogan (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

This intriguing picture-book biography tells the true story of Virginia Oliver--the Lobster Lady--who at 102 years old is the oldest person lobstering in Maine.

Still hauling lobsters at over 100 years old, Virginia Oliver is admired in the state of Maine and beyond. She has been lobstering on and off for over 93 years and is fondly known as the Lobster Lady among locals. Virginia is a native of Rockland, Maine.

The Lobster Lady chronicles a day in Virginia's life while illuminating all that she remembers from growing up and starting a family on the mainland in Maine and on her family's island, called the Neck. Readers get a sense of Virginia's life and an idea of all that goes into lobster harvesting.

Lyrically told and beautifully illustrated, The Lobster Lady is a tribute to the incredible life of a Maine icon and female pioneer.

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A cleverly told, engaging portrayal of an indomitable woman.
Alexandra S D Hinrichs
Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs has worked as a historical researcher at American Girl, a children's librarian, and a children's bookseller among other things. She earned MAs in United States history and library & information studies and is the author is several children's books, including The Lobster Lady; The Traveling Camera: Lewis Hine and the Fight to End Child Labor; and Thérèse Makes a Tapestry.

Vivian Mineker is the illustrator of several books for children, including The Yeti and the Jolly Lama: A Tale of Friendship and What a Ship Sees. Vivian is a Taiwanese American from Taipei and Portland, Oregon, currently working out of Ljubljana, Slovenia. www.vivianmineker.com
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781623543938
Lexile Measure
610
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Publication date
May 23, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
Library of Congress categories
Maine
Lobster fishers
Fishing villages
Oliver, Virginia

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