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32 pp.
| Dial |
September, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-8037-2703-8$$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Mary GrandPre.
In this story based on a Maine legend, a lighthouse keeper finds a sea chest washed ashore after a frightful winter storm. In the chest is a baby, presumably the only survivor of a shipwreck. Unfortunately, the lyrical story is framed by an unconvincing adoption theme. The illustrations capture the hard island life as well as the warmth of the family, who lovingly raises the baby.