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The Sea-thing Child

The Sea-thing Child

by Patrick Benson (Illustrator), Russell Hoban (Author)

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    Illustrated 2000

    $3.45
Synopsis

One stormy night the sea-thing child, a draggled heap of scales and feathers, is flung up on the beach. Afraid of the wild waves and the storm skies, he meets a fiddler crab with no bow and together they avoid facing their fears. Finally, though, he finds his star, his courage and his ocean self.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 48
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0744578264
ISBN 13: 9780744578263
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
 Book Overview: Patrick Benson won the 1995 Kurt Maschler Award for his illustrations for Kathy Henderson's The Little Boat .

Author Bio
Russell Hoban is the renowned author of many famous novels, including Turtle Diary and Riddley Walker, which won the John W. Campbell Award for science fiction. He has also written over 50 children's books, including such classics as The Mouse and His Child, Bedtime for Frances and The Sea-Thing Child. Born in Pennsylvania in 1925, he moved to London in 1969, where he lived until his death in 2011. I was born in 1956 in Rogate, Hampshire, the United Kingdom. I am the youngest of four children. I was educated at Eton College and studied art at the Studio of Nerina Simi in Florence, Chelsea School of Art, and St. Martins School of Art. I now live in the Scottish Borders with my partner and son. Since 1982 I have been working on children's books. I have illustrated numerous titles amongst which Owl Babies with Martin Waddell has been the most successful. I also was the illustrator for Roald Dahl's last published book, The Minpins. My first series of books, The Hob Stories, written by William Mayne, won the Mother Goose Award. My illustrations forThe Sea-Thing Child (written by Russell Hoban) won the Kurt Maschler award for illustration, and Mole And Baby Birdwon a Christopher award. Three Things You Might Not Know About Me: At first I worked in the fashion industry; then a chance meeting with Mirabel Cecil, the journalist and sister of children book publisher Sebastian Walker, opened the way for a career in illustration.I have traveled extensively, sometimes with a fishing rod in my hand. I enjoy anything to do with the countryside and have 26 acres: plenty of room for the 2 horses, 7 sheep, 2 dogs, 36 chickens, 2 guinea fowl, and a guinea pig named Bodger!