A 1949 Newbery Honor Book
The history of America at sea is presented through the travels of Seabird, a carved ivory gull.
Seabird is an ivory gull, carved by Ezra Born, youngest hand on an old-time whaling vessel. Through Seabird's eyes, scenes of beauty, danger, and excitement from every ocean and from every age of American adventure are revealed.
Born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1900, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He then worked in a taxidermy department of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and spent time working in anthropology under Dr. Ralph Linton. During this period, he married Lucille Webster and within a year of their marriage accepted a position as art instructor on the first University World Cruise, sponsored by New York University. For many years, Holling C. Holling dedicated much of his time and interest to making books for children. Much of the material he used was known to him first hand, and his wife, Lucille, worked with him on many of the illustrations.
Target Age: 9-12
Clarion Books
Pub Date: April 26, 1978
0.1" H x 10.8" L x 8.5" W
61 pages
paperback