The first three enchanting childrens tales of waterway rescues.Written to encourage them to engage in current environmental issues in a fun way.Ernie Pike loved going fishing with his faithful hound Popper.He had just retired as an engineer and had spent the last three years lovingly restoring a Victorian Inland Waterways Tugboat to its former splendor complete with bow winch and stern crane with its original grabber arm."BIG JIM" was launched onto the canal system and both Pike and Popper were looking forward to a new life on the waterways.Unfortunately Big Jim only got a single mile down the canal stretch before his services were in demand.Some amazing adventures were to follow.