sea stories

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Herbert

the true story of a brave sea dog
2010
When Herbert, a small dog that lives by the sea, goes on a trip in a boat with Tim's father, a storm arrives, causing Herbert to experience an adventure.

Voyage to the Pharos

2009
A young boy in ancient times embarks on an adventurous sea voyage to Alexandria, Egypt, home of the famous Pharos Lighthouse.

Seabird

1948
An ivory gull carved by Ezra Brown in 1832 brings luck to four generations of his family as they travel on the seas and in the air.

Loud Emily

2001
A little girl with a big voice who lives in a nineteenth-century whaling town finds a way to be useful and happy aboard a sailing ship.

The eyes of the Amaryllis

1977
When eleven-year-old Jenny goes to stay with her widowed grandmother who lives by the seaside, she learns a great deal about the nature of love and the ways of the sea.

A boy and a bear in a boat

2013
A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book and a ukulele, for a short trip but soon their boat encounters "unforeseeable anomalies," strange storms, a terrifying sea monster, and the rank remains of The Very Last Sandwich.

Moby Dick, or, The whale

1992
Captain Ahab's determination to find and kill the great white whale becomes an obsession driving him to disaster.

Ghost ships

2013
Presents the facts on famous disappearances at sea, including the USS Cyclops, the Flying Dutchman, and more.

Sailing with the wind

1986
A young girl discovers the ocean's majestic character when she joins her uncle on a sailing trip.

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