Today is Grandmother’s birthday, but there’s no time to waste! Hanna is planning a very special birthday present for her grandmother. They are going to the sea! But how is that possible? The ocean is so far away. Hanna can’t wait to share her special surprise but she must hurry. The magical sea will soon disappear! In this enchanting story, Hanna helps Grandmother remember her long ago home, the beauty of the sea and the creatures in it. And as they dance and play together in the rolling waves, they experience the wonders and magic of their very own Prairie Sea.

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Excerpt from The Prairie and the Sea I find myself touching this word Prairie. IS it in its ownright fascinative, or in the right of that far reach of emerald which suffers itself to wear the name? I remain agnostic here. In any case, the name is my delight. My lips refuse to hurry when they touch this word, but fondle it, lover-wise, lingering as loath to say good-bye; pronounc ing it Prai - rie, holding on the initial syllable as if some musical hold were written there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Set in the immense landscape of the Great Plains, The Prairie (1827) addresses many questions raised by the penetration of the American west: the displacement of the Indians, the destruction of nature, and the creation of a just society both ordered and free. Natty Bumppo, a man now in the autumn of his days, is the spokesman for the conservation of the natural environment. But as his physical prowess wanes he is ultimately unable to thwart the despoilers. In this, the last in the series of five Leatherstocking Tales, Cooper resolves the issues of The Pioneers and The Last of the Mohicans, but at the same time eloquently suggests that humility, self-control, reverence for God, and respect for nature are tragically lost on the prairie.