sea stories

When ten-year-old Alice Bradford is found hiding on Captain Boswell's pirate ship, she expects the captain to kill her. Instead, he keeps her captive while he tries to outrun the navy which seems to be closing in on him. If he's caught, he knows he'll be executed for piracy, a fact that could be the driving force behind his murderous behaviors.

"Narwhal and Jelly star in three . .. stories about trying new things, favorite foods and accepting who we are"--Provided by publisher.

Winona Whale, Polly Pufferfish, Clark T. Shark, and other ocean creatures teach children about colors.

"Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession . . . peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change his name to . . . that's right . . . Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). In this third book, Narwhal and Jelly star in three new stories about trying new things, favorite foods and accepting who we are. Always funny and never didactic, this underwater duo charms again through their powerful combination of positive thinking, imagination and joyfulness" --.

"While Khosa, whose marriage to King Vincent precludes her being sacrificed to the sea, struggles with her longing for Donil and for the rising water, Donil's twin Dara pursues vengeance against the leader of the Pietra, who destroyed the twins' people, the Indiri"--Provided by publisher.

Eight-year-old Derry listens as an old sailor tells him stories of his adventures at sea.

Harry Hammer thinks he sees a fierce great white shark near Shark Point. He sounds the alarm and everyone panics! Turns out it's just an old basking shark, and now everyone is furious. After a couple more minnow-size mistakes, Harry sees a real great white shark and it's trouble".

"Ariel is going on a sea voyage--and her kitten, Treasure, wants to go too! Can she get on board without causing trouble?"--Back cover.

Skilled code-cracker and detective Ruby Redfort has an adventure at sea in which she must crack the case of the Twinford pirates while avoiding a vile sea monster and the evil Count von Viscount.

"In the 1830s Owen Ward is cabin boy on the "Polaris," a ship on a voyage of scientific exploration, when illness and a mutiny off the coast of Brazil cause the adult crew to abandon the ship, leaving the handful of young cabin attendants and deckhands behind. The young seafarers are determined to bring their ship to safety, but when one of them disappears they begin to suspect that there is something deadly on board with them"--.