"A sea triton hatches from a special egg-shaped stone, to both the expectation and amazement of two little English school boys on holiday at the coast." --summary, WorldCat library record of the 1st US ed. {{OCLC|271688}} (subject headings: Sea stories, Fantasy) Boston's "first [children's] book outside Green Knowe: it is set in Cornwall and its magic is that of the sea, of shells, stones, changing weather, seals, precious objects found on the beach, and a triton." --Isabel Quigley, The Guardian 1967-07-07 p7 "Time and place magic"
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