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Children’s Book Review and Art Contest Focus On Bay by David Crabtree, age 11, and edited by Beth Crabtree, his mom
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alty Summer, written by Bay sailor Donna Danielle McCartney, is about the sailing adventures and nautical legends of the McCartney family. When the family moves from a big city to a relaxing cove along the Corrotoman River in Virginia, the four McCartney brothers and their parents spend a lot of time sailing and telling stories.
The McCartneys have two boats. They have a J/24 Irish Rose that they use when they are racing and cruising. In the book, the family sails Irish Rose to Cape Hatteras, NC. The boys also have a smaller boat, The Breeze Racer. They can sail this boat in the cove without their parents. The boys love to explore, sail, and fish. And the whole family likes to eat dinner at
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a restaurant called The Big Fish, because it has some of the very best seafood from the Chesapeake Bay. The McCartney boys also love to hear legends about sea creatures. In the book, their mom and dad tell them family legends about the sea. The McCartney family is a lot like our family. Both families have four brothers and two sailboats. The McCartney boys like to sail a small sailboat like the one that our family got for Christmas. Like the McCartneys, we also have a larger boat that I sail with the whole family. Reading about the sailing adventures of the McCartney family brought back good memories of when I was on our boats last summer. I liked the book because of the stories in it, but it was shorter than books that I usually read. I would recommend this book to kids in third and fourth grade if they like books about sea stories and adventures.
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Editor’s Note: McCartney is sponsoring an art contest in partnership with the Chesapeake Conservation Corps, Chesapeake Bay Trust, and Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM). Children in grades three to five may submit original artwork reflecting their interpretation of the Bay and its issues. The artwork will be displayed at CBMM from January to March 2012. The winner will receive a $500 gift card to Toys R Us, a signed copy of Salty Summer, and a T-shirt. The winner’s school will receive $1000 for conservation education. Enter by Januray 15, 2012. Learn more via chesapeakebayrevival@gmail.com or visit nauticalmilebooks.com. spinsheet.com