GraceDarling’sStorybyMichaelSandlerillustratedbyNicoleTadgellGraceDarling’sStorybyMichaelSandlerillustratedbyNicoleTadgellCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN-10:0-15-350548-6ISBN-13:978-0-15-350548-5OrderingOptionsISBN-10:0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection)ISBN-13:978-0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection)ISBN-10:0-15-357547-6(packageof5)ISBN-13:978-0-15-357547-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706Nineteenthcenturyseacaptainsdidn’thaveradios.Theydidn’thaveradar.Theyreliedonthebeamsofalighthousetowarnthemwhentheycameclosetoshore.Thebrightlighthouselampsburnedinflammableoilslikekerosene.Lighthousekeeperskepttheselampslitatnight.Often,keeperslivedinthelighthouseswiththeirfamilies.GraceDarlinggrewupinanEnglishlighthouseduringtheearlynineteenthcentury.ThisisGrace’sstory.3Ididn’texpecttobecomeahero.IneverthoughtI’dbefamous.WhywouldI?HardlyanyoneknewIwasalive!Welivedonatinyislandsurroundedbythesea.Therewerenootherfamiliesontheisland.Itwasjustthefourofus:Mum,Dad,andmyyoungerbrother,Willie.Fourofuswerelivingina75-foot(23m)talllighthouse.WhenIwasyounger,thehousehadbeenfull.Onebyone,however,mysixolderbro...
