The Seagull and the Sea Captain by Montgomery, Sy

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award Nominee Sy Montgomery comes the sweet, brightly illustrated true story of a seagull and a sea captain who became friends over the course of four summers.

In a quiet harbor in New England, a sea captain named Ellis is visited by a seagull that lands on the back of his family's passenger schooner one afternoon. Ellis feeds the seagull, and by the end of the week, it was eating crackers right out of his hand! Their friendship lasted the summer, and four years later, the wild seagull Polly still visits. This nonfiction story about an unlikely friendship is sure to charm young readers.

Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 03/01/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.30h x 10.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781534482241
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2022 pg. 47
School Library Journal 04/15/2022 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2022

About the Author
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, adventurer, and author of more than thirty acclaimed books of nonfiction for adults and children, including The Hummingbirds' Gift, The Hawk's Way, the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus, and most recently, Of Time and Turtles, which was a New York Times bestseller. The recipient of numerous honors, including lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association, she lives in New Hampshire with her husband, writer Howard Mansfield, and a border collie.

Amy Schimler-Safford started her career in textile and surface design. She now illustrates children's books and lives on a lake in Georgia with her family and lots of country critters, all of whom provide Amy with a constant source of amusement and inspiration.