Spending the summer marooned with her mother and stepfather in a snooty Massachusetts shore town bores Cassandra until she meets a dreamy stranger who claims the year is 1925, sweeping Cassandra into a mystery a hundred years in the making.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text relate a trip to the beach that features a man in a funny hat--or hat on a funny man--a sandy lunch and swimsuit, and a high-flying kite.
Pete the cat and his family are having fun at the beach. Pete is afraid of the water. Will he take a chance and go in the water after his brother Bob offers to teach him to surf?.
"Ruby is trying to write a story, but Max wants to play cowboy! Ruby can't finish her first sentence because Max keeps playing around her. Before long, Ruby realizes that Max has a great idea for her story: cowboys!"--Back cover.
Seagate Island's centennial summer should be a huge celebration of beach traditions, but it is the rainiest summer on record and Remy, Micayla, Bennett, and the C Twins find that tempers are short, dogs are bored, and summer magic is hard to find.
"Highlights the bond between a mother and her child while providing a gentle introduction to sign language during their day at the beach"--Provided by publisher.
