Swashby and the sea / written by Beth Ferry ; illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780544707375
- 0544707370
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Friends & Neighbors | FERRY BETH | Available | 33111009745684 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Friends & Neighbors | FERRY BETH | Available | 33111010385314 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
★ "An exceptionally satisfying picture book." --Booklist (starred review)
★ "This readaloud is sweetly told as Swashby overcomes his bitter habits to welcome new, friendly, and energetic people into his quiet life." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and Caldecott Honor winner Juana Martinez-Neal comes a sweet-and-salty friendship story perfect for pirate-lovers and emerging readers learning to embrace moments of change. This hilarious picture book will keep emerging readers laughing, and the message-related mishaps in the story create an opportunity for spelling and sounding out new words!
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?
No-nonsense Captain Swashby is used to the sea meeting all of his needs and when, after his retirement, new neighbors disturb his solitary life, the sea helps in just the right way.