{"product_id":"the-seagull-and-the-sea-captain-9781534482241","title":"The Seagull and the Sea Captain","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSy Montgomery is a naturalist, adventurer, and author of more than thirty acclaimed books of nonfiction for adults and children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbirds' Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hawk's Way\u003c\/i\u003e, the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eOf Time and Turtles\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651519222034,"sku":"9781534482241","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4fb07fc8-c465-497f-8539-4c7c7bd5737a.jpg?v=1733302585","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-seagull-and-the-sea-captain-9781534482241","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}