The Curious Lobster by Marion Freeman Wakeman

The Curious Lobster by Marion Freeman Wakeman

An American Wind in the Willows, this charming tale of Mr. Lobster and his underwater and dry land friends celebrates curiousity and having an open mind, and will be sure to delight children and parents.

Whether you are five or one hundred and five,chances are you've never met a lobster as learned andcharming as Mr. Lobster-and he'd be the very first to tellyou so. Mr. Lobster has evaded the fisherman's trap for decades, butlife in his corner of the ocean seems duller by the day. The time has cometo seek new adventures, new friends, and even-gasp!-new, dry lands.Dry land is of course perilous for a saltwater-dwelling creature, as arethe folks you can meet there, like badgers, bears, birds, and snakes.But Mr. Lobster has a way of turning every enemy into a dear friend andof escaping the scrapes his curiosity gets him into.

An American Wind in the Willows, The Curious Lobster stories havebeen delighting a small and devoted fellowship of readers for going oneighty years. Sweet but not cloying, instructive but not didactic, theyacknowledge the challenges of getting along with others and celebratethe possibilities of a life lived beyond the normal swim of things.

This edition collects all of Richard W. Hatch's Mr. Lobster stories,originally published in two volumesThe Curious Lobster and TheCurious Lobster's Island.

Richard W. Hatch (1898-1985) grew up in Pennsylvania but lived for most of his adult life in Marshfield, Massachusetts, in a house that had been continuously occupied by his family since the middle of the seventeenth century. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1918, he joined the US Naval Reserve Flying Corps and later served during World War II. It was while stationed on an aircraft carrier that he came up with the idea of writing about the adventures of a very old lobster. From 1925 to 1941 Hatch taught English at Deerfield Academy, eventually becoming head of the English Department, and during the 1950s he lectured at the Center for International Studies at MIT. In addition to his books for children, he also wrote novels for adults set in coastal Massachusetts towns.

Marion Freeman Wakeman (1891-1953) was born in Montclair, New Jersey, and attended Smith College before joining the Art Students League. She was a member of the National Association of Women Artists and exhibited her work at the National Academy of Design, the Montclair Art Museum, and Smith College.

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ISBN 13	9781681372884
ISBN 10	1681372886
Title	The Curious Lobster
Author	Marion Freeman Wakeman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The New York Review of Books, Inc
Year published	2018-09-04
Number of pages	400
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