Famous Seaweed Soup (An Albert Whitman Prairie Book) [Paperback]

Antoinette Truglio Martin (Author), Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: An Albert Whitman Prairie Book

Famous Seaweed Soup offers a sweetly delivered catalog of beach activities and beachcombers' treasures. In other words, it's a child-oriented portrait of a family outing."--School Library Journal. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

In her first book, Martin structures a family visit to the beach around a clever inversion of ``The Little Red Hen.'' Nobody helps Sara make her soup of seaweed (two kinds), snails, and ``smelly stuff'' from a beachcombing--her parents are busy putting on sunscreen, fixing lunch, taking care of the baby, or reading. Sara doesn't mind at all; she stirs up her concoction with a feather and exacts her penalty: those who didn't help must eat it! Which they cheerfully do, with much slurping and, presumably, little swallowing. An engaging approach to a popular subject, winningly visualized in Westcott's lively illustrations; she summons up the seaside flavor in dozens of deftly captured details--the curl of a sandy bare toe, a curious gull's cocked head, a relaxed parent's smile. Nice. (Picture book. 3-7) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Martin is an Albert Whitman author.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807522643
• ISBN-13: 978-0807522646
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,411,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A character-building story, October 6, 1999

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Marcia Trimble([e-mail]) (Los Altos Hills, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Famous Seaweed Soup (Library Binding)

It is wonderful that Sara gathers the ingredients for her seaweed soup and makes it all by herself. Her independent spirit makes her a valuable character for children to read about and to know in Famous Seaweed Soup. For parents and children looking for characters who find they can make such joy for themselves Malinda Martha and her Skipping Stones(also available on amazon.com) is a worthy addition. In learning to skip a pocketful of stones, Malinda Martha discovers the joy inside that she can make for herself. I want Sara and Malinda Martha both in my children's library.