The Adventures of Onyx

  • Type: Books
  • By: Tyler Benson
  • Age Category: Children
  • Genre: General Fiction
  • Recommended by: Tom S.
  • ISBN/UPC: 9780615627373
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Set sail with Onyx, the Coast Guard rescue dog!

I’m thrilled to tell you about this series of picture books, which are set on the Great Lakes and feature realistic stories about the daring rescues of the U.S. Coast Guard.  Though the brave Coasties, both male and female, get their just due, the real star of the show is Onyx, a stray Labrador Retriever who becomes the official Morale Dog of the St. Ignace Coast Guard Station.
 
The books are written by a former Coast Guardsman, so the maritime scenarios and nautical lingo are all spot-on.  And the full-colored illustrations, by David Geister, bring to mind the work of Chris Demarest.
 
These books make you proud to be a Michigander.  Semper Paratus, Onyx!