The Boy and the Sea
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2021

The Boy and the Sea

Written by Camille Andros · Illustrated by Amy June Bates

A boy's life unfolds as he seeks answers from the sea's whispers.

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32 pages· ~560L
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A boy returns to the seashore, where the sea whispers to him: Dream. Love. Be. As he grows, he imagines endless possibilities, seeks connection, and finds peace. Now, with his daughter, he shares the seashore's quiet wisdom. What answers will the sea reveal?

From the publisher

A picture book meditation on curiosity, wonder, and finding one’s way In this lyrical picture book, readers follow one boy through his life as he returns to the seashore beside his home. The boy likes to think, and his thoughts turn into questions. He brings these questions to the sea. At times, he thinks he can hear the sea whisper to him: Dream. Love. Be. So he does. He dreams–a young boy imagining all that he might do. He loves–a teenager, reaching out from a lonely place to make friends. He allows himself to just be–now grown, sharing the seashore with his daughter. A celebration of quiet curiosity, The Boy and the Sea invites readers to ask questions and live their way into the answers.

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.7
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
May 11, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781419749407

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