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Kelly Rice Schmitt is Schmitt/Dong
a former energy trader who I carry goods
writes for curious kids of wherever I go. Ahoy!
all ages. She loves getting
small humans excited about I’m a floating
big ideas . . . like container treasure trove. Come aboard a massive container ship as it
shipping! Although she has pulls into port, loads up with cargo, and heads
scheduled ship logistics and out to the open ocean. The ship’s voyage
tracked energy shipments around the world, includes starry skies and stormy seas, swift
she has never worked on a container ship. currents and unforeseen delays. Through it all,
Kelly lives in North Carolina with her husband, I SHIP the crew keeps working—with goods to keep
children, and many stacks of books. I Ship is the world going, they must carry on.
her debut book. Learn more about Kelly at
www.kellyriceschmitt.com. Rhythmic text from Kelly Rice Schmitt and
delightfully detailed illustrations from Jam
Dong provide a riveting look at the journey of
one mighty ship.
Jam Dong is an illustrator
and picture book author
whose work has received
international recognition,
including from the Bologna
Children’s Book Fair. She was
born and raised in Shanghai, A CONTAINER SHIP’S COLOSSAL JOURNEY
China, and is currently based
in Boston, Massachusetts. As a kid growing
up by the sea, ships have always been one
of Jam’s favorite things to draw. For her,
illustrating a book about the journey of a
container ship is a dream come true. Visit her
online at www.jamdongart.com

Jacket illustrations © 2023
by Jam Dong
J Millbrook Press

An imprint of Lerner Publishing Group Millbrook
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AN IMPRINT OF LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP