Summer Business

by Charles E. Martin

During summer break, the kids of the island come up with various ways to make money. Some ways work, while others are less effective.

30 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Illustrator Charles Elmer Martin was born January 12, 1910, in Chelsea, Massachusetts; he died June 18, 1995.

Martin illustrated work for The New Yorker, among other publications. He also illustrated a number of books for young readers, in addition to writing and illustrating children's picture books of his own.

In World War II, he worked for the Office of War Information in North Africa, Italy and France. He headed a mobile leaflet unit as art director, poster designer and political cartoonist for publications air-dropped behind enemy lines.

Reviews

[Josiah · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is an interesting tale of summer on Monhegan island, as the kids of the local area try to come up with innovative methods to procure additional monetary funds. Interestingly enough, my aunt spent the summer on Monhegan Island the summer that this book was published, and she has a signed first edition of it. She also recognizes several of the settings in the story. :-)