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Bored and yearning for adventure, Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III finally gets what he wants when a terrible storm smashes the cruise ship he is on and he is cast adrift in the ocean. Reissue.
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The big beautiful boat smashed to pieces. And Nicky was adrift on a piece of the smashed boat. For two days and two nights, he drifted. He was cold and wet and hungry and thirsty. And he was not alone. Big sharks and big whales swam around and around him.
On the morning of the third day, Nicky was almost a goner. He opened his eyes to take a last look at the world. What did he see but land! Beautiful land! He saw an island ringed with trees and fringed by a white, sandy beach.
The very first thing Nicky did on the island was to break open a few coconuts. He drank the sweet coconut milk. Wow, was he thirsty! He ate the white coconut meat. Boy, was he hungry!
Then Nicky looked over his island. It was truly a paradise. The sand was as soft and as powdery as sugar. The water was warm and sparkled blue-green in the bright sun. Parrots flew out of the trees to welcome him. Two wild goats came over to greet h im. There was even a monkey! Best of all, there were no people. Nobody to tell him what to wear and what to say and what to do.
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Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III
Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Cypress, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 1563971046-2-36391022
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Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III
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Caroline House/Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, 1992
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ISBN 13: 9781563971044
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Caroline House/Boyds Mills Press edition hardcover, sewn-bound in tan boards, with brown lettering on spine, is in VG condition, having very slight wrinkling to back cover spine hinge, and very slight surface and edge wear. Interior of book is bright and clean, and looks like never read. Dust jacket, enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), is in VG condition also, having some slight darkening around spine area (due to light foxing on reverse), and very light surface and edge wear. Illustrated in color by Tomie de Paola. Young boy is shipwrecked on island, where he befriends a monkey and two goats. "This clever story should catch the fancies of young Robinson Crusoes and inspire dreams and conversations about their own would-be island adventures."--Booklist. "An amusing fanciful tale."--The Horn Book. Children's fiction. DB. Seller Inventory # 619
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Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1563971046I3N10
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Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III
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ISBN 13: 9781563971044
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. De Paola, Tomie (illustrator). 1st Ed, 1st Prt. 1st 1992 edition (Boyd's Mill Press). Shipwrecked, a young boy makes a happy life for himself on a tropical island. Fun, clever read-aloud with great art by (deceased) de Paola. Seller Inventory # 020532
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Homesdale, PA: Caroline House /Boyds Mills Press, 1992. First Thus edition, first printing. Hardcover picturebook, illustrated by Tomie DePaola. Bound in tan boards under a glossy dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the free front end-paper. Condition: Fine in a Very Good jacket that is price-clipped. Jacket has some toned areas corresponding to gutters and top edge. No tears or chips to jacket. A lovely tale of poor little rich-boy Nicholas starts to discover his true self after his wealthy family's yacht is shipwrecked, leading him to be stranded on a desert island.and what he makes of it - adventures and all! Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # MCGO_110924
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ISBN 13: 9781563971044
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. de Paola, Tomie (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition/1st printing. Inscribed by author and illustrator October 23, 1992. Author Ann McGovern: "To Tina, So nice to know you." Illustrator Tomie de Paola: "For Tina, with love.". Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 011559