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Hoban, Russell

The Sea-Thing Child

48 pp. | Candlewick | November, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7636-0847-5 $$15.99
1972, Harper
(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Patrick Benson. Too little to swim well and not yet able to fly, the sea-thing child finds itself alone, frightened, and storm-stranded on a beach. Eventually the little birdlike creature finds the courage and confidence to take flight over the ocean. Spare, cross-hatched pen-and-ink pictures are washed with the limpid blues and greens of the sea. This story of self-discovery will be most resonant with an adult audience.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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