Gifts from the Sea (11 page)

N
ATALIE
K
INSEY
-W
ARNOCK
is the author of several books for young readers, including
The Canada Geese Quilt,
which was an ALA Notable Book, a
Booklist
Editors' Choice, and an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Her deep love of the natural world is evident in all of her writing and was formed early on while growing up in Vermont, where she still lives with her husband and their many dogs, cats, and horses. To learn more about Natalie, visit her Web site at
www.kinsey-warnock.com
.

Published by Yearling, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
a division of Random House, Inc., New York

If you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is
stolen property. It was reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the publisher and neither
the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this “stripped book.”

Text copyright © 2003 by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

Illustrations copyright © 2003 by Judy Pedersen

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eISBN: 978-0-307-52795-0

Reprinted by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

June 2005

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