Cover of The Seashore Book: Bob and Betty's Summer with Captain Hawes by E. Boyd Smith

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The Seashore Book: Bob and Betty's Summer with Captain Hawes

by E. Boyd Smith

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateAdventureChildren's14 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
14 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

Two children spend a summer by the seashore with Captain Hawes, an old sailor full of sea tales and curiosities. They explore shipbuilding, clam digging, and the wonders of coastal life, discovering adventure and friendship along the shore.

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Contents

14 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02THE SEASHORE BOOK
03THE FIRST ROW
04THE SHIPYARD
05DIGGING CLAMS
06THE SAIL LOFT
07THE LOG BOOM
08THE LAUNCHING
09THE WRECK
10THE RIGGERS
11WHALING
12LOADING THE SHIP

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