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The Seagull and the Sea Captain

3.8/5 ( ratings)

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award Nominee Sy Montgomery comes the sweet, brightly illustrated true story of a seagull and a sea captain who became friends over the course of four summers.

In a quiet harbor in New England, a sea captain named Ellis is visited by a seagull that lands on the back of his family’s passenger schooner one afternoon. Ellis feeds the seagull, and by the end of the week, it was eating crackers right out of his hand! Their friendship lasted the summer, and four years later, the wild seagull Polly still visits. This nonfiction story about an unlikely friendship is sure to charm young readers.

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Release: March 01, 2022

ISBN: 1534482245

ISBN 13: 9781534482241

The Seagull and the Sea Captain

3.8/5 ( ratings)

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award Nominee Sy Montgomery comes the sweet, brightly illustrated true story of a seagull and a sea captain who became friends over the course of four summers.

In a quiet harbor in New England, a sea captain named Ellis is visited by a seagull that lands on the back of his family’s passenger schooner one afternoon. Ellis feeds the seagull, and by the end of the week, it was eating crackers right out of his hand! Their friendship lasted the summer, and four years later, the wild seagull Polly still visits. This nonfiction story about an unlikely friendship is sure to charm young readers.

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Release: March 01, 2022

ISBN: 1534482245

ISBN 13: 9781534482241

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