Fergus is doing his rounds of the harbour when he meets two tugs towing a rusty oil tanker to the dock for repairs.
Soon, however, one of the tugs blows its engines under the strain, leaving its partner to tug alone. Seeing the remaining tug – Jimmy – struggling, Fergus offers to lend a hand. He may be small and it might be a struggle but Fergus shows that with determination he can make a difference. The tanker is soon safely docked.
Fergus Makes a Difference is the sixth story about the ferry and his adventures on Sydney Harbour. With colourful illustrations from Peter Townsend and written in rhyming couplets, these are cute stories for the preschool age group.
Fergus Makes a Difference, by JW Noble, illustrated by Peter Townsend
Scholastic, 2003