One small kitten learns about the great big world as he sets sail with his fellow shipmates, animal and human, in this historical fiction intermediate reader. Trim like's being part of the ship's crew. The captain says that I's like a family or a team. Every has a jobs they do alone and they help each other too. And there's a big problem, then it's all hands on deck. But what is Trim's job? He really wants to help, but everyone is very busy. Penny is helping the sailors mop the deck, so Trim decides to mop too. Swish! Swish! SWISH! Trim gets water everywhere.

Jack is helping the captain steer the ship, so Trim thinks he can steer too. Whee! Whee! WHEE! But there's not enough room on the wheel. Doesn't anyone have a job for a small kitten who really wants to help?.