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    David R. Godine Publisher, Paperback, 2000
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    Tandem Library, Hardcover, 2000
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Sea Gifts
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Based on 5 Ratings and 2 Reviews

Book Description
Living in a "home hand-built" on the Alaskan coast, the man who "trades with the sea" combs the silent dawn beaches each morning for driftwood and cast-off items. For this quiet man, each find has its own story, its own past and dignity. Every day after gathering his treasure - and leaving behind those gifts "that are best never held" - he returns home where he carves a small figure from the drift... More
Book Information
PublisherDavid R Godine
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages32
ISBN-101567921094
ISBN-13978-1567921090
Publication Date08/01/2000
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About George Shannon (Author) : I began my professional work with children in 1973. After experience as a children’s librarian and professional storyteller, my first children’s book, LIZARD’S SONG, was accepted by Greenwillow... more
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About Mary Azarian (Illustrator) : Mary Azarian is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mary Azarian include The Race of the Birkebeiners, Tuttle's Red Barn, From Dawn till Dusk, a... more
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