Summary
A collection of fifty-three original poems that celebrate the sea in all its changing moods. Full description
- Down by the shore. First to see the sea ; Paddling ; Sand castle ; Seagulls ; On the pier ; Waiting for the wave ; Catching a wave ; Lighthouse ; Puffin ; Pebbles ; Shore crab ; Fishing for dinner ; I love harbors ; Finding shells ; All day
- Journeys. Sea shanty ; Limpets ; Blue whale's map ; The voyages of Captain Zheng He ; Sargasso ; Elver ; Star school ; Sea turtle ; Lord Beaufort's scale ; Sailor's jig ; End of the journey
- Under the sea. Deep ; Longline fishing ; Bottom trawling ; Giant squid ; Deadliest of all? ; Flashlight fish ; Arctic Ocean ; Reef drop-off ; Anglerfish ; Sharks ; Seaweed jungle ; Mother sea otter ; Shipwreck
- Wonders. Tide pool ; Flying fish ; Night light ; Antarctic ; Sea people ; Albatross ; Shoal ; Favorite dolphin ; Manta ray ; Pearl diver ; Plankton ; Humpback song ; Island dreaming ; Happiness.