First edition of The Sign of The Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts. The Reeftown community finds itself under siege by a poison that's killing the reef and a rogue grouper.
Written and illustrated by Graeme Base. First U.S. edition, 1992. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York.
"Beyond the ken of mortal men, beneath the wind and waves,
There lies a land of shells and sand, of chasms, crags and caves,
Where coral castles climb and soar, where swaying seaweeds grow,
And all around without a sound the ocean currents flow..."
A wonderful cast of sea creatures battles over the fate of Reeftown, a coral reef that's begun to die from a "slowly spreading blight". Gropmound Grouper, the bad guy, has taken advantage of a dozen barrels of toxic waste that were dumped nearby to poison the reef, unbeknownst to the reef's residents. As the reef begins to go dark, he moves on The Seahorse Cafe, owned by Mr. Trout and his daughter Pearl and Son Finneus, intending to close it down to boost his dive bar next door. Meanwhile, Bert, a corporal in the Soldiercrabs, falls in love with Pearl. Alas, they must part, as Bert and the Soldiercrabs march off to save the Catfish Gang, captured by the Grouper and his thugs, the sharks Ted and Stan, and the Swordfish. All's well that ends when Bert clamps the spigot on the leaking barrel and Combat Lobster '903 breaks through the door.
Graeme Base (1958- ) is an Australian author and artist best-known, and loved, as the creator of Animalia and Eleventh Hour, among many other children's picture books.
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Jun 14, 2019
I absolutely love this book. I had a calendar from many years ago and wanted the full story. So happy with my purchase.
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