
Seal Song
Andrea Spalding(Author)
Orca Book Publishers
Published on 1. October 2011
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-55469-242-2 (ISBN)
Description
The storm threw down a curtain of rain. "FINN!" screamed Sheila as she lost sight of him. In heaving swells, Finn's boat floundered. The wind howled, freezing his hands. The rain became blinding sleet. "Which way?" he cried. On the beach, Sheila sang, "Eeeeiiiiii, eeeeiiiiii." A magic song. A seal song. The piercing notes reached Finn. He rowed toward her voice, but the wind shifted. Finn loves to swim with the seals in a secret cove. One day he rescues a young seal tangled in netting. Finn wishes the seal could live on land. When Sheila, a mysterious girl no one has ever seen before, appears on the cannery docks, the fisher folk are uneasy. They believe the newcomer is a magical selkie, a shape changer. Seal Song is a story of friendship and magic. It was inspired by Celtic folklore about selkies-seals that have the ability to change shape and live as people. Once in human form, they must not allow salt water to touch their skin. If it does, the call of the sea becomes too great, and they are compelled to return to their seal form.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 3 to 5 years, Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
32 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55469-242-2 (9781554692422)
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Schweitzer Classification