From New York Times bestselling 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.
In 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.