lewis, ida

"Ida Lewis spent a lifetime on the water, starting when her family moved the island of Lime Rock in 1857 for her father's job as lighthouse keeper. By age 15, Ida was the best swimmer in Newport, Rhode Island. And when her father suffers a stroke, Ida herself takes over as keeper of the lighthouse. But guarding the shore also means guarding the water. And when Ida spots four local boys in danger on the water, she knows she must take action, the boys' lives depend on it"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of Ida Lewis, a woman who began tending the Lime Rock Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island, at the age of fifteen in 1857 after her father had a stroke, and is credited with saving at least eighteen lives during her forty years of service.

Provides a biography of nineteenth-century lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis who made her first rescue at age sixteen and won awards for her life-saving efforts over the years.

Tells the true story of Ida Lewis, explaining how she learned to tend a lighthouse from her father, discussing her responsibilities as the lighthouse keeper, and describing her heroic rescues.