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Board Book · Ages 4–7 · 2020 · Est. 6 min read-aloud
Swashby and the Sea
By Beth Ferry, Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)
A sea-loving captain's notes to noisy neighbors get hilariously altered by the beach.
32 pages· 655 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Captain Swashby cherishes his quiet life by the sea until a lively girl and her granny move next door. Desperate for solitude, he leaves messages in the sand, but the sea mischievously alters them. As Swashby grapples with his new neighbors, could the sea be guiding him toward unexpected friendship? Discover how the ocean's playful interference might just change everything for this salty sailor.
"Captain Swashby loved the sea. The sea and he had been friends for a long, long time."
— from the book
From the publisher
From New York Times best-selling author Beth Ferry and Caldecott Honor winner Juana Martinez-Neal comes a sweet-and-salty friendship story perfect for pirate-lovers and fans of The Night Gardener.
Captain Swashby loves the sea, his oldest friend. And he loves his life by the sea just as it is: salty and sandy and serene.
One day, much to Swashby’s chagrin, a young girl and her granny commandeer the empty house next door. All Swashby wants is for his new neighbors to GO AWAY and take their ruckus with them.
When Swashby begins to leave notes in the sand for his noisy neighbors, however, the beach interferes with the messages that are getting across. Could it be that the captain’s oldest friend, the sea, knows what Swashby needs even better than he knows himself?
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 655
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD620L
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What readers & critics say
Reviews
5.4
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~4
- F&P level
- ~O
Publication
- Published
- May 5, 2020
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Board Book
- Text details
- The text type was set in Chapparal Pro. The display type was set in Catalina Avalon Slab.
- Illustration details
- The illustrations for this book were done in acrylics, colored pencils, and graphite on hand-textured paper.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780544707375
- LCCN
- 2018052169
- OCLC
- 1152063091
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