Rachel and Obadiah

by Brinton Turkle

Book Overview

In the days when Nantucket whaling ships could be away at sea for years at a time, a vessel's safe return was celebrated by all the inhabitants of the island. Runners would carry the joyous news as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893103188
• ISBN13: 9781893103184
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books
• Length: 31 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Age Range: 3 years and up

Customer Reviews

A fun historical book for kids

All of Turkle's Obadiah books are great for 6-10 year olds. Rachel and Obadiah, in particular is entertaining because it draws the reader into a historical time and place which might otherwise be boring to kids of that age. The story of the competition between Rachel and Obadiah to bring the news of the approaching ships is a theme that kids and adults alike will understand and enjoy. Turkle's Obadiah books bring life and fun to the streets of colonial Nantucket and to its seafaring and Puritan cultures. I loved it as a child and I still do.