The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts - Hardcover

Base, Graeme

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810981548 ISBN 13: 9780810981546

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1998

Synopsis

Romance, mystery and intrigue revolve around the Seahorse Cafe, where the beautiful Pearl Trout falls in love with Corporal Bert the Soldiercrab. But Reeftown is in danger, and soon Pearl, Bert, and Pearl

About this title

About the Author:

Graeme Base is one of the world's leading creators of picture books. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and it has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of more than two million copies. Base's most recent picture book, The Water Hole, an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and artbook, has been published in Australia, the USA, Canada, Italy, France, Denmark and the UK. Base lives in Melbourne with his artist wife Robyn and their three children.

Synopsis:

Beginning at the Seahorse Cafe, social hub of the Old Reef, this novel takes the reader on a journey, from the doomed coral gardens of Reeftown, to a wreck and an underwater junkyard, across the expanse of the Withered Plain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0810981548
• ISBN 13: 9780810981546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 44