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In Ocean Land (Paperback)
Emily Paret Atwater; Illustrated by Elizabeth M. Fisher
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R695
Discovery Miles 6 950
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This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical
literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles
have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades.
The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to
promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a
TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the
amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series,
tredition intends to make thousands of international literature
classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
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for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:
CHAPTER III THE STAR-PISH, THE UNSOCIABLE OYSTERS AND THE PILOT It
is not to be wondered at that our hero should feel a good deal of
distrust concerning his host. To be sure the Hermit had declared
that he never preyed upon fish as large as Sammy, since they
invariably disagreed with him, and he was very polite and affable
to his guest. But there was a certain suggestiveness about some of
his remarks that was unpleasant, and his furtive, watchful gaze
made Sammy nervous. The wicked old Hermit's mouth was really
watering for this innocent, fresh-water fish, and he was only
awaiting a favorable opportunityto seize him with his cruel claws.
Fortunately for Sammy his instinct told him that the crab was a
dangerous companion. So he soon found an excuse to leave the cave
on an exploring expedition, greatly to the Hermit's regret. Sammy's
experience with the shark was still fresh in his mind, and for a
time he kept close to the ledge ready for a dash to safety should
danger again threaten. It was a most interesting place to explore,
this ledge. There were big rocks and little rocks, flat rocks,
rocks hidden by mud and sand, and sharp, jutting rocks full of
peril to ships at low tide. In one or two places near the ledge the
ocean was so very deep that Sammy never ventured to explore its
depths, while from another point he could clearly see the sand at
the bottom of the sea, and lovedto descend and swim lazily about
examining the shell-fish, sea-snails and other curious creatures
that made their home there. The long ledge had many inhabitants and
Sammy was soon on very good terms with a couple of jolly
sea-urchins, whose round, prickly bodies were half hidden in the
little holes which they had bored in the rock. The sea-urchins made
him acquainted with some relations of t...
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