The Honey Boat By Polly Burroughs
1968 1st Edition Autographed By the Author
Hardcover Book
A garbage collector? Who Uses a boat?Yes,That's Ellie and she's a Bluff,Salty Yankee to boot,who charges around Edgartown Harbor in an old Catboat,taking no nonsense from the Visiting Skippers In their Shiny Yachts.
Usually Ellie takes Cindy with her as she collects Garbage and trash in the harbor...Cindy begins to worry when one morning Ellie doesnt appear.She worries even more,the next morning..and the next..and the next.What is keeping Ellie and what happens in the harbor while she is away is the ingredients of an unusual story about a very unusual person.
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Edgartown and it's harbor really exist and the authorPolly Burroughs lives there year round and knows the real Ellie,who collects garbage and trash.
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover
Condition:Used,DustJacket has rips to the edges ,some light staining on the back.Page 3 has a stain at bottom,I have shown a picture of this.Very Enjoyable ,wonderful book and illustrated wonderfully by Garrette Price.See all photos