Sea Story (Brambly Hedge) [Hardcover]

Jill Barklem (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000 | Series: Brambly Hedge (Book 7)

It was summer, and Primrose woke knowing that it was going to be a very special day. The sun was already warm, and a light breeze stirred the leaves and branches of Brambly Hedge. It was a perfect day for a sailing adventure.

Leaving the hedge behind, Dusty, Poppy, Primrose and Wilfred set off downstream in Dusty's boat the Periwinkle, on a journey that will take them all the way down to the sea. But it isn't all plain sailing.

The mice have an important mission to fulfil before they can return to Brambly Hedge...

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jill Barklem spent five years on research before she started to write her stories about the mice of Brambly Hedge.

Her interest in natural history and traditional rural customs and crafts has spilled over into these chronicles of hedgerow life.

She lives with her husband and children near Epping Forest in England.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689831714
• ISBN-13: 978-0689831713
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #849,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SEA STORY, March 29, 2000

By 

Ann D. Call (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sea Story (Brambly Hedge) (Hardcover)

This is a gentle story with wonderful use of the English language and lots of opportunites for discussion with children. Vocabulary words, tides, levers, methods of travel, salt and its necessity and harvesting, manners, feelings, family and friends. The illustrations are cozy and delightful and detailed enough to spend time looking for things with a child so inclined.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming read aloud, March 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sea Story (Brambly Hedge) (Hardcover)

This book is destined to become a favorite in our house. The word charming doesn't even begin to describe it. This is the perfect read-aloud for young ones. The story is interesting and full without being frightening in any way. it has been a problem for us to find read-aloud's that would hold our daughter's attention and not scare her. I intend to read the others in this series, as well. By the way, our daughter is 2 and enjoys this book, but I can see it having a very long life - there's much to explore in the story and the wonderful illustrations. Very similar to Beatrix Potter, but much more gentle.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ahoy, There, Me Miceys!, November 21, 2001

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Terrie (Little Chute, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sea Story (Brambly Hedge) (Hardcover)

Jill Barklem's Brambly Hedge Mice are on a sea adventure this time. Traditonal British rural customs are depicted with inviting illustrations and you can enjoy a mouse eye's view of Dusty's charming boat, The Periwinkle, as they sail off in search of salt. When they meet up with their cousins, the Sea Mice, who moved from the Green Fields to the Dunes long ago, they enjoy a lively cultural exchange that you are sure to enjoy along with them. Treat yourself to a game of dominoes and a candied violet or two and immerse yourself in this enchanting little world. This book reminds me of both Beatrix Potter and "The Wind in the Willows" but I like the illustrations even more than Potter's. There are such lovely and clever details rendered in soft pastels. Sail away with this fun book but don't miss out on the others by Ms. Barklem!