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Seabird / written and illustrated by Holling Clancy Holling.
Tells what Seabird, an ivory gull carved by a young ship hand sees on the voyage of an old-time whaling vessel, clipper ship, steam ship and finally on an airplane.
Record details
- ISBN: 0395182301
- ISBN: 9780395182307
- ISBN: 0395266815
- ISBN: 9780395266816
- Physical Description: 58 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1975]
- Copyright: ©1975.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previously published in 1948. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Ivory gull -- Vision in the snow -- Smart traders -- Ivory bird soars -- Seabird learns about whales -- Nantucket sleighride -- Gallopin' fishpole -- Fin out -- Cutting in -- Cleaning ship -- In the Captain's cabin -- Islands in the sea -- Changing years -- Timber, sticks, and string -- How to stop a full-rigged ship -- Shifting shadows -- Lines, winds, and waves -- Good luck and bad -- Sea is an enemy -- Sea is a friend -- Magic can be spun from simple things -- Age of sail dies slowly -- Some people grow to be machines -- Matter of bridges -- Old birds find new wings -- Three partners inspect a new ship -- Sailing of ships. |
| Awards Note: | Newbery Honor Book, 1949. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Gulls > Fiction. Ocean travel > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | J HOLLI H (Text) | 33126012489963 | JFiction | Checked out | 04/29/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | J HOLLI H (Text) | 33126024566089 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |