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The Serpent Came to Gloucester (Hardcover, Library binding)
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The Serpent Came to Gloucester (Hardcover, Library binding)
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List price R581
Loot Price R494
Discovery Miles 4 940
You Save R87 (15%)
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To commemorate well-documented old sightings of huge sea serpents
gamboling off the New England coast, Ibatoulline paints richly
detailed scenes of wide seas and narrow shores, of small boats,
monstrous writhing coils and astonished onlookers-to which Anderson
pairs an old man's reminiscence in verse: "The serpent was
twirling, just chasing its tail, / And showed all intention of
staying. / 'Is it back in the deep?' 'Is it eating our sheep?' / 'I
think,' I said, 'that the serpent is playing.' " Young monster
lovers will share the wonder of this never-solved mystery, and
applaud when a company of sea-hunter's strenuous efforts to kill
the monster yield only a large mackerel. A 19th-century tale
presented in grand, 19th-century style. (afterword) (Picture book.
7-9) (Kirkus Reviews)
Based on a true story and set in a Massachusetts fishing village
during the summer of 1817, this picture book pays tribute to the
beauty and mystery of the ocean as it tells the story of the
legendary Gloucester sea serpent. Full color.
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