num_pages: 48
description: The John J. Harvey fireboat was the largest, fastest, shiniest fireboatof its time, but by 1995, the city didn't need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. Then, one sunny September day in 2001, something so horrible happened that the whole world shook. And a call came from the fire department, asking if the Harvey could battle the roaring flames. In this inspiring true story, Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die.
language: English
title: Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
titlecomplete: Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
genres: Historical, 20th Century, History, Childrens, School, Realistic Fiction, Picture Books, New York, Kids, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1093
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: New York City Book Award
category: Children's Book
publisher: Puffin Books