Peter The Cruise Ship:
To Alaska!

Peter’s second adventure takes him to Alaska where he finds out that sailing in the Arctic is more difficult than he thought. Peter sails along the coast of Alaska looking for new adventures. He meets some of his old friends again, such as Push the Tugboat, Fluke the Whale and Gulp the Oil Tanker. He also meets new friends who actually live in Alaska: Hazel the Harbor Seal and Baldie the Eagle. When Peter has difficulties finding his way around all the islands, Hazel and Baldie help out, and Hazel stays with him to make sure he doesn‘t get lost again. The fog bank makes sailing extra difficult, but during the night they see the Northern Lights. It is a beautiful sight!

Sailing North, they enter a bay full of glaciers. The glaciers throw so much ice in the water that Peter gets stuck. Hazel swims away to get help from Fluke the Whale and his family, but they can’t get Peter out. Luckily, they find Push the Tugboat, and he is strong enough to move the ice and free Peter. Their teamwork saves the day again.

Children, especially those between the ages of two and eight, are fascinated by transportation. But of all the children's books on sale today, very few are about boats. Peter the Cruise Ship relates information about cruise ships and other types of ships in an entertaining way. Even more, Peter presents key childhood issues – friendship, teamwork, and cooperation, even geography – in a first person experience that makes Peter the Cruise Ship unique.

Peter the Cruise Ship: to Alaska!! by Captain Hans Mateboer. Color picture book. Hard cover. 32 pages. Printed in the United States. $16.95.