Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man -- Robert McCloskey, Paperback

Whenever Burt Dow, who lives in a snug little house on the Maine coast, sets out to sea, his pet giggling gull goes along. But this time, it will take all his might and some plain old ingenuity to save him and the gull from a raging storm.

Author: Robert McCloskey
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 03/01/1989
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.96h x 7.98w x 0.18d
ISBN: 9780140509786
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 86466 / Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man: A Tale of the Sea in the Classic Tradition

About the Author
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) wrote and illustrated some of the most honored and enduring children's books ever published. He grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and spent time in Boston, New York, and ultimately Maine, where he and his wife raised their two daughters. The first ever two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Make Way for Ducklings and Time of Wonder, McCloskey was also awarded Caldecott Honors for Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer. He was declared a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. You can see some of his best-loved characters immortalized as statues in Boston's Public Garden and Lentil Park in Hamilton, Ohio.