The Serpent Came to Gloucester

by M.T. Anderson, Bagram Ibatoulline
The Serpent Came to Gloucester  
published 2005 by Candlewick
binding Hardcover
isbn 0763620386   (isbn13: 9780763620387)
pages 40
description Drawing on a true story, an award-winning author and illustrator present a picture-book tribute to the beauty and mystery of the ocean, and to the mesmerizing creatures that may frolic there....more
date added
03-29-07



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J-Lynn
J-Lynn rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
03/21/08

bookshelves: historical-fiction, nature-and-environmental-kid-and-ya, picture-books
Read in March, 2008
In an informative Author’s Note, Anderson explains that this book is based on many historical, eye witness accounts to sea serpents (portrayed in the book as large black swimming snakes which creeps me out a bit) off the coast of Massachusetts in 1817. It is a simple story that is taken directly from history, regardless of its fantastical content. Ibatoulline’s pictures use “the style of nineteenth-century American maritime paintings.” Both the pictures and the stories provide an oppo...more
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Lisa
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09/18/07

Read in September, 2007
recommends it for: seaside dwellers, mystery lovers, art lovers
With lovely illustrations and, as I would expect from Anderson, a scholarly reference list, this is a bittersweet tale of a changing environment, child-like wonder, and the difference between children and most adults when faced with the unknown. The verse only falters at a few points, but is anting and tells many stories at once.
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Sally
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04/11/08

bookshelves: picture-book
Read in April, 2008
Grabbed this off the shelf next to Me, All Alone, at the End of the World. Nice illustrations. Had no idea that there was a mysterious serpent off the New England coast back before and during colonial times. Text was rhyming and well-done.
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Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
09/01/07

bookshelves: read-childrens-books
Read in October, 2005
A poem based on a true account of repeated sightings by many people of a sea serpent off the coast of Massachusetts in the early 1800s.
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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 3.50 (10 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.50 (10 ratings)
number of reviews: 4






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