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My Life with the Wave

by Catherine Cowan, Octavio Paz · 1997

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My first trip to the seashore,

one wave tore away from the sea.

She caught my hand, and we raced

away together across the sand.

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Based on a story by Nobel Prize laureate Octavio Paz, this delightful tale of a boy and his pet wave is charmingly retold with beautiful new illustrations. See if you can find the hidden cat, dog, mouse, whale, and sea horse in almost every picture!

Ages 3 - 8

Genre
fantasy
Themes
nature
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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